UETDRDO003Maintain energised high voltage distribution overhead electrical apparatus (glove and barrier)

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What an assessment for UETDRDO003 must cover

103 assessable components: 3 elements (30 performance criteria), 30 performance evidence and 43 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 Plan to maintain energised HV distribution overhead electrical apparatus (glove and barrier)

  • 1.1Legislation, regulations, standards, codes of practice and organisational workplace requirements for the work to be performed are referred to and confirmed
  • 1.2Work plan is obtained and confirmed in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 1.3Materials required for work are determined and obtained in accordance with work plan and workplace requirements
  • 1.4Loads/forces are calculated in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 1.5Plant, tools, equipment and personal protective equipment (PPE) required for work are determined, obtained and confirmed in working order
  • 1.6Hazards are identified, risks assessed and control measures identified and applied
  • 1.7Safety observer role and responsibilities are discussed and confirmed in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 1.8Communication method between the workers and safety observer is determined and confirmed in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 1.9Safe approach distances for the work to be performed are determined and confirmed in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 1.10Work permit/approval is organised in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 1.11Work is prioritised and sequenced for completion in accordance with work plan and workplace requirements
  • 1.12Worksite is prepared in accordance with the work plan and workplace requirements
  • 1.13Traffic management plan is confirmed as being in place in accordance with workplace requirements

2 Carry out maintenance of energised HV distribution overhead electrical apparatus (glove and barrier)

  • 2.1Legislation, regulations, standards, codes of practice and organisational workplace requirements for the work to be performed are applied and monitored
  • 2.2Lifting, working at heights and the use of plant, tools, equipment and PPE are carried out in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 2.3Hazard control measures are monitored in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 2.4Work permit/approval is obtained to commence the work in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 2.5Safety observer is positioned to observe the work in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 2.6Communication methods between workers and safety observer are used in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 2.7Safe approach distances are maintained when the work is being performed
  • 2.8Energised HV distribution overhead electrical apparatus is installed and maintained in accordance with the work plan and workplace requirements
  • 2.9Work permit/approval is cancelled or relinquished in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 2.10Incidents or unplanned events are responded to in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 2.11Quality checks of work are undertaken in accordance with work plan and workplace requirements

3 Complete work and documentation

  • 3.1Completed work is checked for compliance against the work plan and workplace requirements
  • 3.2Incidents or unplanned events are reported in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 3.3Worksite is rehabilitated, cleaned and made safe in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 3.4Plant, tools and equipment are cleaned, checked and returned to storage in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 3.5Surplus materials are returned to storage or disposed of in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 3.6Work records, reports and documentation are completed in accordance with workplace requirements

Performance evidence

  • applying relevant legislation, regulations, standards, codes of practice and organisational workplace requirements, including:
  • work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS)
  • identifying hazards, assessing risks, identifying, applying and monitoring control measures
  • obtaining, inspecting and using relevant personal protective equipment (PPE)
  • determining communication method with safety observer
  • confirming safety observer is in position in accordance with workplace requirements
  • installing/replacing all of the following:
  • structure
  • cross-arm
  • strain insulator
  • pin insulator
  • connecting bridge/bonding connections
  • installing/maintaining at least four (4) of the following:
  • pole mounted reclosers
  • air brake switches
  • high voltage (HV) links/disconnects
  • temporary HV links/HV fuses
  • expulsion drop-out fuses
  • lightning arrestors
  • conductors
  • vibration dampers, line splices, armour rods or aircraft warning markers
  • working from an approved elevated work platform (EWP)
  • using at least one (1) of the following testing and recording devices:
  • amp meter
  • insulation test equipment
  • leakage detector
  • voltage detector
  • dealing with an unplanned event on at least one (1) occasion
  • organising, issuing, cancelling or relinquishing relevant work permits/approvals in accordance with workplace requirements
  • completing relevant work records, reports and documentation.

Knowledge evidence

  • relevant legislation, regulations, standards, codes of practice, and organisational workplace requirements, including:
  • WHS/OHS
  • live work up to and including 33 kV HV glove and barrier principles, techniques and procedures
  • hazard, risk assessment and risk control requirements, including potential hazards
  • types and application of PPE
  • safe use of plant, tools and equipment
  • application, purpose and types of work permits
  • events constituting an unplanned event or incident
  • procedures for responding to an unplanned event or incident
  • safety precautions for HV live distribution glove and barrier work, including:
  • minimum approach distances/safe approach distances
  • effects of excessive conductor temperature on insulating equipment
  • types and application of PPE
  • integrity of insulation
  • emergency response, first aid and rescue
  • disabling auto-reclose function
  • network access and communication
  • definition of terms for HV live work glove and barrier method
  • mobile plant, including:
  • types
  • care and maintenance
  • frequency of testing
  • earthing
  • insulated barriers, sticks, tools and equipment, including:
  • types, construction and characteristics
  • application
  • care and maintenance
  • frequency of testing
  • gloves and sleeves, including:
  • types, construction and characteristics
  • application
  • care and maintenance
  • frequency of testing
  • operational use of plant, sticks, tools and equipment, including:
  • conductor support
  • selecting conductor support method
  • calculation of loads
  • effects of secondary loadings/forces
  • effects of resultant forces
  • conductor support rigging procedures
  • safety observer:
  • role and responsibilities
  • communication methods.

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What does an assessment tool for UETDRDO003 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for UETDRDO003 needs to address all 103 unit components: 3 elements with 30 performance criteria, 30 performance evidence requirements, 43 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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