UETDRTO006 — Install and maintain transmission conductors
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What an assessment for UETDRTO006 must cover
69 assessable components: 4 elements (44 performance criteria), 12 performance evidence and 12 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 1 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 for installation and maintenance of transmission conductors
- 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
- 1.4Plant, tools, equipment and personal protective equipment (PPE) required for work are determined, obtained and confirmed in working order
- 1.5Hazards are identified, risks assessed and control measures identified and applied
- 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
- 1.8Safe approach distances for the work to be performed are determined and confirmed in accordance with workplace requirements
- 1.9Work is prioritised and sequenced for completion in accordance with work plan and workplace requirements
- 1.10Work permits are received and signed in accordance with workplace requirements
- 1.11Worksite is prepared in accordance with the work plan and workplace requirements
- 1.12Traffic management plan is confirmed as being in place in accordance with workplace requirements
2 Carry out installation of transmission conductors
- 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
- 2.4Safety 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
- 2.7Working earths are installed in accordance with workplace requirements
- 2.8Conductors are strung, tensioned and terminated in accordance with workplace requirements
- 2.9Conductor hardware is installed in accordance with workplace requirements
- 2.10Electrical connections are made in accordance with the workplace requirements
- 2.11Incidents or unplanned events are responded to in accordance with workplace requirements
- 2.12Quality checks of work are undertaken in accordance with work plan and workplace requirements
3 Carry out maintenance of transmission conductors
- 3.1Legislation, regulations, standards, codes of practice and organisational workplace requirements for the work to be performed are applied and monitored
- 3.2Lifting, working at heights and the use of plant, tools, equipment and PPE are carried out in accordance with workplace requirements
- 3.3Hazard control measures are monitored in accordance with workplace requirements
- 3.4Safety observer is positioned to observe the work in accordance with workplace requirements
- 3.5Communication methods between workers and safety observer are used in accordance with workplace requirements
- 3.6Safe approach distances are maintained when the work is being performed
- 3.7Working earths are installed in accordance with workplace requirements
- 3.8Conductors are repaired and/or replaced in accordance with workplace requirements
- 3.9Conductor hardware is replaced in accordance with workplace requirements
- 3.10Electrical connections are made in accordance with the workplace requirements
- 3.11Incidents or unplanned events are responded to in accordance with workplace requirements
- 3.12Quality checks of work are undertaken in accordance with work plan and workplace requirements
4 Complete work and documentation
- 4.1Completed work is checked for compliance against the work plan and workplace requirements
- 4.2Incidents or unplanned events are reported in accordance with workplace requirements
- 4.3Worksite is rehabilitated, cleaned and made safe in accordance with workplace requirements
- 4.4Plant, tools and equipment are cleaned, checked and returned to storage in accordance with workplace requirements
- 4.5Surplus materials are returned to storage or disposed of in accordance with workplace requirements
- 4.6Working earths are removed in accordance with workplace requirements
- 4.7Work permits are signed off in accordance with workplace requirements
- 4.8Work 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) safe approach distances
- identifying hazards, assessing risks, identifying, applying and monitoring control measures
- obtaining, inspecting and using relevant personal protective equipment (PPE)
- obtaining and signing on and off relevant work permits in accordance with workplace requirements
- installing and maintaining conductor
- working from at least two (2) of the following: hook ladder* elevated work platform (EWP) portable platform gondola conductor trolley helicopter elevated work box (EWB) (*must do)
- using at least five (5) of the following stringing equipment: crimping equipment conductor winches lever hoist conductor trailers/jinker pre-formed splices conductor drum stands draw wire rollers/sheaves conductor grip conductor stockings swivels
- creating an equipotential zone in accordance with workplace requirements
- using testing equipment in accordance with workplace requirements
- using tensioning/sagging equipment 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 working earths
- hazard, risk assessment and risk control requirements
- potential hazards, including: induced voltages currents
- types and application of PPE
- conductor types and characteristics
- conductor clearances
- stringing methods
- conductor protective hardware, including: types and selection of common dampers, tools and equipment control of Aeolian vibration
- 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.
Foundation skills
- Foundation Skills: Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.
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Questions about assessing UETDRTO006
What does an assessment tool for UETDRTO006 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for UETDRTO006 needs to address all 69 unit components: 4 elements with 44 performance criteria, 12 performance evidence requirements, 12 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 UETDRTO006?
Auditori pulls the current release of UETDRTO006 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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