NZQA registered unit standard
Title
28942 version 1
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Demonstrate knowledge of legislation and codes of practice for registration as a transmission line maintainer
Level
Purpose
4 Credits 4
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of regulatory requirements regarding earthing in the electricity transmission supply environment and electrical bonding; and demonstrate and apply knowledge of: the
Electricity Act 1992 and the Electricity (Safety) Regulations
2010, New Zealand Electrical Codes of Practice and
Standards; and New Zealand Electricity Industry safety manuals.
Classification Electricity Supply > Electricity Supply - Transmission Networks
Available grade Achieved
Explanatory notes
1 This unit standard can be assessed in a training or educational environment.
2 Performance and work practices in relation to the outcomes and evidence requirements must comply with all current legislation, especially the Electricity Act
1992 and any subsequent amendments, and any regulations, codes of practice recognised under that statute; Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, the
Resource Management Act 1991, and their subsequent amendments; electricity supply industry codes of practice and documented enterprise procedures. These include updated versions of Safety Manual
– Electricity Industry
(SM-EI) Wellington:
Electricity Engineers’ Association.
A full list of current legislation and industry codes is available from:
Infrastructure Industry Training Organisation
PO Box 2759
Wellington 6140.
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of regulatory requirements regarding earthing in the electricity transmission supply environment.
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Evidence requirements
Terms are defined according to current regulations and standards. 1.1
Range may include but is not limited to – earthed, earthed situation, earthing system, equipotential zone.
1.2 Metalwork, plant, equipment and conductors that must be earthed in the electricity supply environment are described according to current regulations, codes of practice, and standards.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate knowledge of electrical bonding.
Evidence requirements
2.1 Terms are defined according to current regulations, codes of practice, and standards.
Range may include but is not limited to
– electrical bonding, earth bonding, equipotential bonding.
2.2 The need for bonding metalwork or equipment is explained in terms of the elimination of the risk of electric shock, step and touch potential voltages.
2.3 Situation and requirements regarding the isolation and earthing of transmission lines and underground cables are described according to industry requirements.
2.4 The use and workplace application of portable earths and equipotential bonding is demonstrated.
Outcome 3
Demonstrate knowledge of, and apply, the Electricity Act 1992 and the Electricity (Safety)
Regulations 2010.
Range provisions of the Electricity Act and regulations relating to – electrical safety, registration and licensing of workers, testing of electrical work.
Evidence requirements
3.1 Provisions of the Electricity Act and relevant regulations are identified and explained in terms of their relevance to transmission line maintenance.
3.2 The Electricity Act and regulations are applied to given practical situations within the scope of work performed by a registered transmission line maintainer.
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Outcome 4
Demonstrate knowledge of, and apply, New Zealand Electrical Codes of Practice and
Standards.
Evidence requirements
4.1 Provisions of the New Zealand Electrical Codes of Practice and Standards for the Electricity Supply Industry are identified and explained in terms of their relevance to transmission line maintenance.
4.2 New Zealand Electrical Codes of Practice and Standards are applied to given practical situations within the scope of work performed by registered transmission line maintainers.
Outcome 5
Demonstrate knowledge of, and apply, New Zealand Electricity Industry safety manuals.
Evidence requirements
5.1 Provisions of the SM-EI, part 1, 2 and 3 are identified and explained in terms of their relevance to transmission line maintenance.
5.2 Safety standards are applied to given practical situations within the scope of work performed by registered transmission line maintainers.
Planned review date 31 December 2020
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process Version Date Last Date for Assessment
Registration 1 20 August 2015 N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference 0120
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do
.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA, before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
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Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Infrastructure ITO (Connexis) qualifications@connexis.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Infrastructure ITO
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New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2020