UETDREL005Work safely in the vicinity of live electrical apparatus

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What an assessment for UETDREL005 must cover

43 assessable components: 3 elements (20 performance criteria), 12 performance evidence and 11 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 work safely in the vicinity of live electrical apparatus

  • 1.1Legislation, regulations, standards, codes of practice and organisational workplace requirements for the work to be performed are referred to and confirmed
  • 1.2Plant, tools, equipment and personal protective equipment (PPE) required for work are determined, obtained and confirmed in working order
  • 1.3Hazards are identified, risks assessed and control measures identified and applied
  • 1.4Work permits are received and signed in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 1.5Safe approach distances for the work to be performed are determined and confirmed in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 1.6Safety observer role and responsibilities are discussed and confirmed in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 1.7Communication method between the workers and safety observer is determined and confirmed in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 1.8Worksite is prepared in accordance with the work plan and workplace requirements

2 Work safely in the vicinity of live electrical apparatus

  • 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 and equipment are carried out in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 2.3Hazard control measures are monitored in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 2.4Safety observer is positioned to observe the work in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 2.5Communication methods between workers and safety observer are used in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 2.6Safe approach distances are maintained when the work is being performed in the vicinity of live electrical apparatus
  • 2.7Incidents or unplanned events are responded to in accordance with workplace requirements

3 Complete work and documentation

  • 3.1Incidents or unplanned events are reported in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 3.2Work permits are signed off 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
  • 3.5Work 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
  • determining electricity network voltages, including: low voltage (LV); high voltages (HV): distribution, sub-transmission, transmission
  • identifying electricity network assets
  • determining and confirming safe approach distances
  • performing work while maintaining the personal safe approach distance
  • obtaining and signing on and off relevant work permits in accordance with workplace requirements
  • dealing with an unplanned event on at least one (1) occasion
  • completing relevant work records, reports and documentation.

Knowledge evidence

  • relevant legislation, regulations standards, codes of practice and organisational workplace requirements, including: WHS/OHS; safe approach distances; emergency procedures
  • hazard, risk assessment and risk control requirements, including potential hazards
  • types and application of PPE
  • safe use of tools and equipment
  • application, purpose and types of permits
  • events constituting an unplanned event or incident
  • procedures for responding to an unplanned event or incident
  • safety observer: role and responsibilities; communication methods
  • basic electrical principles, including: voltage, current and resistance; typical effects of current, including physiological effects and induced voltages; consequences of short circuits, including arc flash and touch and step potentials
  • electricity networks, including: LV; HV: distribution, sub-transmission, transmission; earthing systems; associated assets; layouts and configuration; basic protection; relationship between an overhead and underground supply system
  • terminology related to working safely in the vicinity of live electrical apparatus.

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What does an assessment tool for UETDREL005 need to cover?

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