CPPSEC3046 — Develop security system configurations and specifications for client sites
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What an assessment for CPPSEC3046 must cover
45 assessable components: 4 elements (18 performance criteria), 1 performance evidence and 23 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 3 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.
Elements & performance criteria
1 Plan and prepare for work.
- 1.1Review work instructions to confirm client requirements, site location and work timeframes.
- 1.2Plan and prioritise work tasks allowing sufficient time to meet work instructions.
- 1.3Review AS/NZS 2201 to understand regulatory requirements associated with installing security equipment and systems and apply to work instructions.
- 1.4Arrange access to work site in consultation with relevant persons.
- 1.5Select and organise required materials, tools and equipment including personal protective equipment and check for safe and correct operation.
- 1.6Review and follow workplace policies and procedures including work health and safety (WHS) when carrying out work tasks.
2 Assess client and site requirements.
- 2.1Identify hazards in the work area and apply risk control measures.
- 2.2Conduct a detailed site assessment.
- 2.3Identify and assess site security risk factors.
- 2.4Record results of site assessment and identified security risk factors.
3 Formulate security system specifications and configurations.
- 3.1Evaluate design options and select preferred security system configurations to meet site and client requirements.
- 3.2Prepare schematics and specifications that accurately detail installation requirements to enable accurate costings to be calculated.
- 3.3Select and calculate security equipment and material types and quantities to best meet system specifications.
- 3.4Check to verify security system specifications, configurations, placement and positioning comply with legal requirements.
- 3.5Seek information and assistance from relevant persons to finalise security system specifications and configurations within agreed timeframes.
4 Document and finalise security system specifications and configurations.
- 4.1Use information technology to clearly and accurately document security system specifications and configuration recommendations according to workplace requirements.
- 4.2Seek feedback on recommendations and make required adjustments to obtain client acceptance of proposed security system specifications and configurations.
- 4.3Complete and securely store documentation in a manner that facilitates future retrieval and maintains confidentiality according to workplace and regulatory requirements.
Performance evidence
- To demonstrate competency, a candidate must meet the performance criteria of this unit by developing security system configurations and specifications to meet the requirements of three different client sites.
Knowledge evidence
- workplace policies and procedures that ensure compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements when developing security system specifications and configurations:
- licensing requirements and limits of own authority
- privacy requirements
- reporting
- requirements for complying with Australian Communications and Media Authority cabling rules
- work health and safety
- application of AS/NZS 2201.1:2007 Intruder alarm systems – Client’s premises – Design, installation, commissioning and maintenance (AS/NZS 2201) when programming and configuring security equipment and systems at client premises
- configuration options for a range of security equipment and systems
- documentation to be completed when developing security system specifications and configurations
- installation considerations to ensure protection of IP networked security systems and equipment
- materials, tools and equipment including personal protective equipment (PPE) used when specifying and configuring security systems and assessing client sites
- principles of security system design, specifications and configurations
- principles of security system programming and configuring
- requirements for installing different security equipment and systems at client sites
- techniques for drawing and drafting used when specifying and configuring security system installations
- types and functions of a range of security equipment and systems
- types of security risk factors associated with client sites
- typical hazards encountered when assessing client sites and the control measures for each:
- confined spaces
- electrical
- hazardous materials and chemicals
- people in the work area
- vermin
Foundation skills
- oral communication: oral communication skills to use questioning and active listening when seeking feedback from clients
- reading: reading skills to interpret key requirements of: drawing and drafting symbols, plans, drawings and specifications in diagrammatic and schematic formats, Australian standards and manufacturers’ instructions
- writing: writing skills to draw plans and schematics when configuring security systems.
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Questions about assessing CPPSEC3046
What does an assessment tool for CPPSEC3046 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CPPSEC3046 needs to address all 45 unit components: 4 elements with 18 performance criteria, 1 performance evidence requirements, 23 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
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