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Elements and Performance Criteria

Required Skills

Required skills

communication skills to

liaise with internal and external personnel on technical and operational matters

relate to work associates supervisors team members and clients

literacy skills to interpret technical documentation such as equipment manuals specifications and requirements for optical fibre cable installation

numeracy skills to take and analyse measurements

planning and organising skills to organise and maintain equipment

problemsolving skills to solve equipment and logistics problems

safety awareness skills to

apply precautions and required action to minimise control or eliminate hazards that may exist during work activities

apply work site OHS

select and use required personal protective equipment conforming to industry and OHS standards

work safely with optical fibre and lasers

work systematically with required attention to detail without injury to self or others or damage to goods or equipment

technical skills to

install customer access network CAN cable

operate test equipment to perform measurements on optical fibre

perform fault clearance

use diagnostic equipment

use optical fibre jointing techniques

use specialised tools and test equipment

use hand and power tools

Required knowledge

causes of signal strength loss in optical fibre

colour coding of fibres

detailed knowledge of ASNZS Safety of laser products parts and

features and operating requirements of test equipment for optical fibre cable

industry and organisational policy and procedures when splicing optical fibre cable

information required to operate equipment according to a test specification

manufacturer requirements for safe operation of optical fibre equipment

safety precautions when working with laserbased systems

specific OHS requirements relating to the activity and site conditions

techniques for types of termination including

direct termination

fusion splicing

test methods and performance requirements

types of optical cable and termination

workplace and industry environment

Evidence Required

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Evidence of the ability to

splice terminate and test optical fibre cable applying safety precautions when working with laserbased systems

splice at least fibres and house them in splicing cassettes and trays within industry recognised enclosures according to manufacturers instructions

install a mechanical connector and a fusion spliced pigtail type connector

complete relevant documentation to manufacturer and design requirements

provide report documenting installation and test results to client

comply with all related OHS requirements and work practices

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure

sites where splicing and termination of optical fibre cable may be conducted

use of optical fibre testing equipment currently used in industry

relevant regulatory and equipment documentation that impacts on optical fibre cable installation activities

Method of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge The following examples are appropriate for this unit

review of a handson project completed by the candidate

review of an oral and written report including installation and test results

direct observation of the candidate carrying out splicing of optical fibre within an optical communication system

Guidance information for assessment

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector workplace and job role is recommended for example

ICTCBLB Install and terminate optical fibre cable on customer premises

ICTCBL3010B Install and terminate optical fibre cable on customer premises.

Aboriginal people and other people from a nonEnglish speaking background may have second language issues

Access must be provided to appropriate learning and assessment support when required

Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate and appropriate to the oral communication skill level and language and literacy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed

In all cases where practical assessment is used it will be combined with targeted questioning to assess required knowledge Questioning techniques should not require language literacy and numeracy skills beyond those required in this unit of competency

Where applicable physical resources should include equipment modified for people with special needs

Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

OHS practices may relate to:	determining that optical fibre cable is not live according to guidelines and standards handling optical fibre cable in a safe manner to avoid risk of injury labelling fibre cable and laser devices locating and identifying adjoining services according to enterprise guidelines and OHS practices observing AS/NZS 2211:2006 Safety of laser products (parts 1 and 2) testing for presence of dangerous gases according to enterprise guidelines.
Physical conditions may relate to:	above ground in cabinet in joint enclosure.
Relevant legislation, codes, regulations and standards may include:	Australian Communications Industry Forum (ACIF) standards and codes AS Communications Cabling Manual (CCM) Volume 1 AS/NZS 2211:2006 Safety of laser products (parts 1 and 2) AS/NZS 3000:2007 AS/NZS 3080:2003 AS/NZS 3084:2003 AS/NZS 3085.1:2004 AS/NZS ISO/IEC 14763.3:2007 AS/NZS ISO/IEC 15018:2005 AS/NZS ISO/IEC 24702:2007 cabling security codes and regulations OHS Acts and relevant codes and standards regulated or industry codes of practice, including ACMA technical standards technical standards AS/ACIF S008:2006 and AS/ACIF S009:2006.
Hazards may include:	earth potential rise (EPR) optical cable: bare fibres hazardous laser light remote power feeding.
Relevant authorities may include:	cable location services (Dial Before You Dig) environment protection local government private owners utility providers, such as: electricity fire services gas water other telecommunications providers.
Dangerous gases may include:	asphyxiating gas carbon dioxide carbon monoxide combustible natural gas noxious gas.
Guards may include:	barricades plates temporary fencing.
OHS and environmental requirements may relate to:	identifying other services, including power and gas need to decommission and isolate work site and lines before beginning work personal protective clothing: earmuffs gloves: leather plastic rubber head protection kneepads masks protective suits safety boots safety glasses safe work practices, such as the safe use and handling of: asbestos chemicals materials tools and equipment work platforms safety equipment: flashing lights gas and other hazard detection equipment safety barriers trench guards warning signs and tapes witches hats suitable light and ventilation special access requirements environmental considerations: clean-up protection stormwater protection waste management.
Cable may include:	air blown armoured external internal loose tube tight buffered.
Appropriate equipment may include:	hand-held optical power meter OFI-fibre to the x (FTTx) active optical network terminal (ONT) detector passive optical network (PON) meter optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR).
Optical fibres may include:	multi-mode polymer single mode.
Splice fibres may relate to:	fusion splice preparing connection ends to a smooth flat surface to ensure no optical path redirection from joint removing all coatings from exposed optical fibre and removing all possible contaminants.
Type of termination may include:	direct termination fusion splicing.