ICTTCR203 — Use safe rigging practices to climb and perform rescues on telecommunications network structures

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What an assessment for ICTTCR203 must cover

39 assessable components: 6 elements (16 performance criteria), 5 performance evidence and 12 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 6 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 Prepare to use safe rigging practices

1.1Notify appropriate personnel and take necessary precautions to minimise, control or eliminate hazards that may exist during work activities
1.2Prepare for given work according to minimum approach distances for hazards on telecommunications network structures, as prescribed in relevant legislation, codes, regulations and standards

2 Assess status and condition of telecommunications network structures and identify climbing route

2.1Inspect and assess status and condition of telecommunications structures, according to industry practice
2.2Plot optimum climbing route to avoid hazards and ensure most effective use of selected equipment, according to manufacturer’s instructions and industry practice

3 Prepare climbing equipment

3.1Select climbing equipment in keeping with structures to be climbed, according to industry practice
3.2Inspect climbing equipment for damage, according to specifications and industry practice

4 Climb telecommunications network structures

4.1Use safe climbing practices when ascending telecommunications network structures according to work health and safety (WHS) practices
4.2Maintain permanent attachment when more than three metres from ground, adhering to safety requirements
4.3Maintain three points of contact at all times, according to industry practice
4.4Manage ropes to avoid entanglement or fouling on structure
4.5Maintain safe working and minimum approach distances from hazards on telecommunications network structures at all times, according to standards and regulations

5 Use climbing and working fall arrest systems

5.1Perform transfers to and from climbing system and working system using fall prevention practices, according to industry practice
5.2Use working fall arrest system, according to specifications

6 Perform rescues

6.1Perform rescues according to situation, industry practice and local instruction
6.2Ascertain and seek required medical treatment according to enterprise standards
6.3Report accidents or incidents according to company procedures and local instructions

Performance evidence

use safe rigging practices according to all work health and safety (WHS) legislative requirements, regulations and standards
assess the status and condition of the telecommunications structure to be climbed and plot a climbing route according to industry practice
select climbing equipment and climb a telecommunications network structure
work safely using climbing and working fall arrest systems
perform rescues from telecommunications network structures to industry standards. Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.

Knowledge evidence

discuss falls, including: • fall factors according to the Guidelines for the Prevention of Falls • fall prevention • fall types according to Australian Standards and regulations
list features and operating requirements of rigging equipment
summarise optical fibre cabling and equipment safety practices
identify personal protective equipment for rigging projects
summarise, in relation to radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic radiation (EMR): • associated risks • methods of detecting • need to verify and maintain the EMR hazard management plan against an on-site situation • preparing for work at a telecommunications site with potential EMR hazards • reporting EMR hazards safety practices • sources and types of RF EMR
discuss rescue methods and practices relevant to the rigging environment
outline safe rigging principles
describe suspension trauma, including: • cause • effect • prevention • treatment
discuss, in relation to a safety harness: • hazards associated with wearing a safety harness • how to check, fit and use a safety harness • the types and application of different safety harnesses
explain licensing and regulatory issues applying to rigging practices and systems on telecommunications radio structures
outline risks present when working on telecommunications radio structures
clarify specific WHS issues that affect rigging, including: • relevant regulations, and applicable site and company WHS procedures • rigging practices and systems for telecommunications radio structures • safe climbing practices, including maintaining three points of contact while climbing • safe working and minimum approach distances for hazards on telecommunications network structures, according to standards and regulations • safety requirements when working at heights according to WHS legislation.

Foundation skills

Reading: Interprets textual information from relevant sources to identify equipment suitability and adhere to procedures and standards
Writing: Accurately completes relevant reports and documentation using clear and technically specific language and diagrammatic information
Oral Communication: Uses listening and questioning skills to confirm understanding for requirements, and participates in a verbal exchange of ideas and solutions Uses appropriate, detailed and clear language to address key personnel and to disseminate information
Numeracy: Uses mathematical formulae to calculate ratios and scale, make adjustments to equipment and interpret methodological information
Navigate the world of work: Takes personal responsibility for adherence to legal and regulatory requirements, standards, manufacturer’s instructions and industry practice relevant to own work context, and draws attention to any issues that may affect self or others in relation to climbing and performing rescues
Get the work done: Uses a combination of formal, logical planning processes and an increasingly intuitive understanding of the climbing and rescue context to identify relevant information and risks, and to identify and evaluate alternative strategies and resources Makes a range of critical and non-critical decisions regarding route, equipment and need for medical treatment in relatively complex climbing and rescue situations, taking a range of constraints into account Recognises and takes responsibility for addressing predictable and some less predictable safety problems in familiar work contexts Initiates standard procedures when responding to familiar problems within immediate context Applies formal problem-solving processes when selecting equipment and managing ropes, breaking complex issues into manageable parts and identifying and evaluating several options for action

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What does an assessment tool for ICTTCR203 need to cover?

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