8) Essential Knowledge and Associated Skills (EKAS): This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level, required for this unit. Evidence shall show that knowledge has been acquired of maintaining distribution field devices. All knowledge and skills detailed in this unit should be contextualised to current industry practices and technologies. KS01-TSB37A Power system distribution field devices Evidence shall show an understanding of power system distribution field devices to an extent indicated by the following aspects: T1 Principles of Statutory and safety considerations encompassing: Commonwealth/State/Territory legislation, standards, codes, supply authority regulations and or enterprise requirements associated with working on High Voltage Particular reference to State and Territory regulations regarding - working near energised conductors, electrical access, heights, confined space, testing procedures, licensing rules. T2 Principles of isolation and tagging procedures associated with protection testing encompassing: Standards, codes, Commonwealth/State/Territory legislation, supply authority regulations and or enterprise requirements associated with the installation, maintenance, isolation and tagging procedures Requirements for the use of, isolation and tagging, manuals, system diagrams/plans and drawings Techniques in documenting isolations Techniques in appropriate isolation and tagging procedures as per Commonwealth/ State/Territory legislation, supply authority regulations and enterprise standards Techniques in the installation and maintenance procedures protection devices as per Commonwealth/State/Territory legislation, supply authority regulations and enterprise standards T3 Maintenance procedures associated with discrete protection schemes encompassing: Standards, codes, Commonwealth/State/Territory legislation, supply authority regulations and or enterprise requirements associated with the maintenance procedures Requirements for the use of maintenance manuals, system diagrams/plans and drawings Techniques in maintenance procedures – planning, policy, testing techniques Close out requirements T4 Relay manufacturer specifications encompassing: Standards, codes, Commonwealth, State/Territory and local government legislation, supply authority regulations and or enterprise requirements applicable to the use and application of relay manufacturer specifications Requirements for the use of relay manufacturer manuals, system diagrams/plans and drawings Types, function and characteristics of specific relays - differences between specific relays used for the same functionality T5 Safe handling and/or disposing of insulation materials used in power distribution devices, which are potential environmental pollutants encompassing: Standards, codes, Commonwealth, State/Territory and local government legislation, supply authority regulations and or enterprise requirements applicable to the handling and disposing of insulation or heat dissipation materials used in power distribution devices Identification of environmental issues associated with the handling and disposing of insulation materials Safety precautions when handling and disposing of heat dissipation materials - safe working practices, Occupational Health and Safety hazards and precautions, identification of hazards, assessing and controlling risks, types, selection, maintenance and uses of personnel protective equipment, permit to work systems and isolation procedures, types and function of specialised equipment, safe working practices when using specialised equipment, emergency response and rescue including First Aid etc. Techniques in the handling and disposing of insulation materials - Polychlorinated Bi-Phenyls (PCB’s), asbestos, insulating Oil, SF6 gas. |