UEEDV0008 — Install, modify and verify coaxial and structured communication copper cabling
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What an assessment for UEEDV0008 must cover
75 assessable components: 4 elements (27 performance criteria), 15 performance evidence and 33 knowledge evidence requirements. 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 install and/or modify copper cabling
- 1.1Work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements and workplace procedures for a given work area are identified and applied
- 1.2Hazards are identified, risks are assessed and control measures are implemented
- 1.3Installation or modification of wiring is coordinated after consultation with relevant person/s affected by the work
- 1.4Nature and location of work is obtained from relevant person/s and/or documentation, diagrams, cable layout drawings and cable schedules to determine the scope and details of work to be undertaken
- 1.5Cable routes are planned in accordance with relevant regulations, constraints of the building structure, fire walls, cultural/heritage requirements and regulations
- 1.6Advice is sought from relevant person/s to ensure work is coordinated effectively with others
- 1.7Material required for the installation work is determined and obtained in accordance with workplace procedures and checked against job requirements
- 1.8Tools, equipment and testing devices required for the installation are obtained in accordance with workplace procedures and checked for correct operation and safety
- 1.9Preparatory work is checked to ensure compliance with regulations, workplace procedures, safety and job requirements
2 Install or modify copper cables
- 2.1WHS/OHS risk control measures and workplace procedures for carrying out the work are followed
- 2.2Cables are installed or modified with sufficient excess to affect terminations in accordance with manufacturer specifications, technical standards and job requirements
- 2.3Cable installation/modification is carried out without waste of materials or damage to apparatus, circuits or the surrounding environment and using sustainable energy practices
3 Terminate copper cables
- 3.1WHS/OHS risk control measures and procedures for work completion are followed
- 3.2Cable termination work area is cleaned and safety measures implemented
- 3.3Cables are prepared for termination in accordance with manufacturer specifications, technical standards and workplace procedures
- 3.4Surge suppression devices are fitted to cables with metallic components in accordance with manufacturer specifications, technical industry standards and workplace procedures
- 3.5Cable shields are earthed in accordance with manufacturer specifications, technical standards and workplace procedures
- 3.6Twist ratio of generic, structured metallic cables is maintained in accordance with manufacturer specifications and technical standards
- 3.7Twisted pair cables are terminated in accordance with manufacturer specifications, technical standards and workplace procedures
- 3.8Cable performance tests are conducted accurately and results documented in accordance with workplace procedures
- 3.9Cause of defects indicated by inspection and test results are identified and rectified in accordance with manufacturer specifications, technical industry standards and workplace procedures
- 3.10Regular quality checks of the installed wiring are undertaken in accordance with workplace procedures
- 3.11Cable terminations are carried out without waste of materials, damage to apparatus, circuits or the surrounding environment and using sustainable energy practices
4 Verify and document copper cabling installation and performance
- 4.1WHS/OHS risk control measures and workplace procedures for work completion are followed
- 4.2Final checks are made to installed cabling to ensure it conforms to performance requirements and regulations
- 4.3Telecommunications cabling advice (TCA) forms are completed in accordance with workplace procedures and issued to relevant person/s
- 4.4Worksite is cleaned and made safe in accordance with workplace procedures
Performance evidence
- applying relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements, including applying risk control measures
- obtaining correct materials, tools and equipment to undertake the work
- checking tools, equipment and testing devices for correct operation and safety
- installing, terminating and testing unshielded twisted pair (UTP), FTP or shielded twisted pair (STP) customer cables that are rated Category 5 or above
- installing, terminating and testing coaxial cable installation systems
- installing and modifying performance data communication copper cabling, including:
- reading and interpreting drawings and diagrams related to cable layouts, schedules and apparatus locations
- routing, placing and securing cables to comply with industry standards
- preparing and terminating each type of cable to comply with industry standards
- ensuring copper cables are installed or modified with sufficient excess to affect terminations
- maintaining twist ratio of generic, structured twisted pair copper cables
- earthing cable shields
- fitting surge suppression devices
- conducting cable performance tests
- completing necessary documentation
Knowledge evidence
- telecommunication cable types, including:
- construction
- transmission characteristics
- applications
- cable identification, including:
- plans and drawing
- labelling
- documentation
- cable installation, including:
- hazards
- cable damage prevention
- cable dispensers
- distributors and distributor enclosures, including:
- types
- regulations
- termination interfaces
- termination methods and requirements
- category 5 and above generic, structured cabling, including:
- design principles
- functional elements
- cabling sub-systems
- uses and construction of category UTP, FTP and STP generic and coaxial structured cabling installation systems
- performance requirements for structured cabling, including:
- approved practices
- safety requirements
- connectors
- terminating tools
- continuity tests
- fault diagnosis
- recording results
- testing and commissioning structured cabling systems
- constraints of building structure, fire walls and cultural/heritage requirements
- techniques to identify and rectify faults/defects
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