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ICTWHS205 — Work safely near power infrastructure at a telecommunications workplace

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What an assessment for ICTWHS205 must cover

45 assessable components: 4 elements (30 performance criteria), 5 performance evidence and 4 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 work safely near live electrical apparatus

  • 1.1Receive and confirm instructions related to the work to be performed
  • 1.2Identify relevant requirements and established procedures to be followed and personnel to be contacted for the work to be performed
  • 1.3Receive and confirm work health and safety (WHS) policies and procedures and technical standards relevant to the work and worksite
  • 1.4Collaborate with other telecommunications workers in meeting the safety requirements for working near live electrical apparatus
  • 1.5Identify, receive and confirm scope of responsibility and issued work permit/s according to workplace requirements and established procedures
  • 1.6Identify and confirm that first aid, safety observers and/or other related work safety procedures are in place to be followed in the event of an incident
  • 1.7Identify processes for reporting customer issues to appropriate personnel
  • 1.8Confirm site and work schedule according to given instructions and established procedures
  • 1.9Use safe approach distances and apply safe work zones

2 Conduct risk assessment

  • 2.1Assess risks from electrical, radiation, gas and other services in or adjacent to the worksite according to established procedures
  • 2.2Assess safety of the worksite, earthing arrangements, and other services and support structures using appropriate monitoring equipment and according to established procedures
  • 2.3Complete a job safety analysis (JSA) or similar risk assessment record specific to site and work requirements, and report safety hazards to relevant personnel
  • 2.4Assess potential emergency situations relevant to the site
  • 2.5Take measurements to assess electrical potential or charge leakage into adjoining infrastructure according to established procedures
  • 2.6Perform electrical and mechanical pole tests to ensure it is safe to climb
  • 2.7Inspect all hand and power tools, ladders, climbing and lifting equipment apparatus before use

3 Apply enterprise risk management plan

  • 3.1Apply enterprise procedures to manage potential hazards and risks
  • 3.2Communicate and confirm risk management strategies with co-workers within scope of own role
  • 3.3Confirm safety procedures to ensure management of emergency situations are in place
  • 3.4Obtain safety equipment and personal protective equipment (PPE)
  • 3.5Delineate safe work zones and limits of approach to other services
  • 3.6Observe required road safety and traffic control measures according to established procedures
  • 3.7Implement safe strategies for working at heights and in confined spaces, according to regulatory requirements and within scope of own role

4 Complete work safely near live electrical apparatus

  • 4.1Report schedule and anomalies for completion and checking of work to authorised personnel, according to established procedures
  • 4.2Use safety equipment and PPE effectively
  • 4.3Use tested ladders, climbing and lifting equipment to work safely at heights, according to regulatory requirements and safety procedures
  • 4.4Operate hand and power tools safely at heights
  • 4.5Complete the work and ensure it complies with enterprise and industry earthing practices
  • 4.6Provide assistance in clearing worksite to ensure safety of telecommunications workers, the public and the telecommunications network
  • 4.7Complete work records and notify appropriate personnel that work is completed

Performance evidence

  • conduct a risk assessment or simulated risk assessment for a telecommunications work site near power infrastructure
  • identify the safety and licensing requirements for working at heights and working in confined spaces
  • apply safety precautions while working at heights or in confined spaces near power infrastructure
  • test power pole infrastructure for electrical safety before working on the infrastructure
  • perform tests on the mechanical soundness of a pole in accordance with the asset (pole) owner guidelines.

Knowledge evidence

  • consequences of short circuits including: arc flash, basic power industry protection schemes like reclosers, drop out fuses and their limitations for current limiting
  • effects of current including: physiological effects and protection for physiological effects, basic principle by which electrical current can result in the production of heat, light and electromagnetic field, typical effects of current
  • definitions of terminologies including: safe work zone, risk assessment, safe approach distances zones, safe working distances, work permit, access authorisation permits, technical standards, isolation procedures, compliance requirements
  • legislation, regulations, codes, standards, guidelines, enterprise requirements, certification and licensing applicable to above performance evidence and own telecommunications role when working safely up to the defined ‘safe work zone’ near energised electrical apparatus (including electrical powerlines), in particular: electrical safety and technical knowledge relating to operating plant or vehicle near power lines including ‘step and touch potential’ and earth potential rise, safe approach distances including safe work zones that may apply for the intended work, for work near live electrical infrastructure – including AS/NZS 3000:2018 Electrical installations known as the Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules, main components of work health and safety (WHS) that affect the work function, workplace environmental and WHS procedures including: designation of personnel responsible for WHS, requirement for employee participation in WHS management, standard meanings of WHS symbols found on signs and labels in the workplace, raising WHS issues, recognising and reporting on hazards, responding to accidents, fires and emergencies, work operations to control risks, common road and pedestrian safety control measures appropriate to the worksite, separation and segregation between power and telecommunications cables and fittings, ground clearances, in-span clearances and attachment point clearances, test procedure for timber, steel, concrete and composite poles, techniques and precautions for undertaking different work functions and working safely up to the defined ‘safe work zone’ near energised electrical apparatus (including electrical powerlines) applicable to above performance evidence and own telecommunications role (work functions that may be performed include, vegetation control, rigging, dogging and/or any other activity that requires working safely near live electrical apparatus by a telecommunications worker), limitations of installing telecommunications infrastructure on power assets, including installations near transformers and power substations, environmental control processes: disposal and handling of hazardous and dangerous substances, noise pollution, waste disposal, electricity infrastructure assets, related voltages and requirements for working safely near live electrical apparatus as a telecommunications worker, how step or touch potential manifests itself, earth potential rise and how it manifests itself, weather conditions suitable for working near live electrical apparatus as a telecommunications worker, safe work zone for safe access near live electrical infrastructure for workers and operational plant, established enterprise procedures relating to working safely near power infrastructure at a telecommunications workplace, including incident management procedures, low and high aerial voltage systems

Foundation skills

  • Reading: Reads and interprets documentation from a variety of sources and consolidates information to determine safety requirements
  • Writing: Accurately records and completes enterprise safety documents and correspondence using clear language and correct spelling, grammar and terminology
  • Oral Communication: Uses clear language, concepts, tone and pace appropriate for the audience to communicate safety outcomes
  • Navigate the world of work: Understands rights and responsibilities and complies with legal and regulatory requirements Complies with explicit policies and procedures Explores and implements implicit expectations of policies and procedures
  • Interact with others: Uses a limited range of accepted practices for communicating in a work environment
  • Get the work done: Plans and implements routine tasks and workload making limited decisions on sequencing, timing and collaboration; and seeks assistance in setting priorities Responds to predictable routine problems, implementing standard or logical solutions

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Questions about assessing ICTWHS205

What does an assessment tool for ICTWHS205 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for ICTWHS205 needs to address all 45 unit components: 4 elements with 30 performance criteria, 5 performance evidence requirements, 4 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for ICTWHS205?

Auditori pulls the current release of ICTWHS205 from training.gov.au and generates a complete package: candidate assessment, assessor guide with model answers and observation criteria, and a coverage matrix mapping every component. A suitably qualified person then reviews and approves the draft in a built-in workflow — consistent with ASQA's guidance on AI use in VET — before export as branded PDF and editable Word.

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