UETDRIS018 — Perform low voltage field switching operation to a given schedule
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What an assessment for UETDRIS018 must cover
45 assessable components: 3 elements (23 performance criteria), 14 performance evidence and 8 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 for LV field switching
- 1.1Legislation, regulations, standards, codes of practice and organisational workplace requirements for the work to be performed are referred to and confirmed
- 1.2Switching schedule is obtained and confirmed in accordance with workplace requirements
- 1.3Plant, tools, equipment and PPE required for work are determined, obtained and confirmed in working order
- 1.4Hazards are identified, risks assessed and control measures identified and applied
- 1.5Work is prioritised and sequenced for completion in accordance with switching schedule and workplace requirements
- 1.6Work permit/approval is organised in accordance with workplace requirements
- 1.7Worksite is prepared in accordance with workplace requirements
2 Carry out LV field switching
- 2.1Legislation, regulations, standards, codes of practice and organisational workplace requirements for the work to be performed are applied and monitored
- 2.2Lifting, climbing, 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
- 2.4Communication with switching controller is established and maintained during switching in accordance with workplace requirements
- 2.5Approval is obtained to commence LV field switching in accordance with switching schedule and workplace requirements
- 2.6LV field switching is performed to isolate supply in accordance with the switching schedule and workplace requirements
- 2.7Work permit is written and issued in accordance with the switching schedule and workplace requirements
- 2.8Work permit is cancelled or relinquished in accordance with workplace requirements
- 2.9Approval is obtained to commence restoration of LV supply in accordance with switching schedule and workplace requirements
- 2.10LV field switching is performed to restore supply in accordance with the switching schedule and workplace requirements
- 2.11Switching controller is notified LV restoration has been completed in accordance with switching schedule and workplace requirements
- 2.12Incidents 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
- 3.2Worksite is rehabilitated, cleaned and made safe in accordance with workplace requirements
- 3.3Plant, tools and equipment are cleaned, checked and returned to storage in accordance with workplace requirements
- 3.4Work 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)
- verifying switching scheduling documents
- establishing and maintaining communications with the following: - switching controller - permit holders - other network stakeholders
- obtaining approval to perform low voltage (LV) field switching to a given schedule
- performing LV field switching operation to a given schedule completing at least two (2) of the following: - isolation - restoration - paralleling
- performing at least two (2) of the following tests: - proved de-energised* - voltage - current - phasing (*must do)
- operating at least two (2) of the following: - LV links - LV fuses - LV circuit breakers
- using at least one (1) of the following: - short circuiting equipment - operating sticks
- using tags and locks
- organising, issuing, cancelling or relinquishing relevant work permits/approvals 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 - 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 permits
- events constituting an unplanned event or incident
- procedures for responding to an unplanned event or incident
- types, characteristics and capabilities of specialised tools and testing equipment
- purpose, layout and application of switching schedules
- LV field switching principles and procedures, including: - roles and responsibilities - procedures for coordination of operations - isolation, restoration and paralleling - proving de-energised - short circuiting - pre- and post-switching checks - fault finding - alternate sources of supply and possible back-feed - emergency fault procedures - electrical operating/LV network diagrams and characteristics - communication procedures - danger tag and lockout procedures
- types, characteristics and capabilities of electrical apparatus used as a LV isolation points
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Questions about assessing UETDRIS018
What does an assessment tool for UETDRIS018 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for UETDRIS018 needs to address all 45 unit components: 3 elements with 23 performance criteria, 14 performance evidence requirements, 8 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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- UETDRIS022 — Coordinate permit procedures
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