Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for fault- finding activity
- Determine, from documentation or discussion with appropriate personnel, work to be undertaken, including reported fault location
- Access site according to workplace and/or enterprise procedures
- Identify existing and potential site hazards, assess risks and implement risk control measures
- Prepare testing in consultation with others affected by the proposed work and sequence work appropriately
- Obtain required materials for testing, reporting and rectification work according to enterprise procedures and job/work ticket requirements
- Obtain required tools, equipment and testing devices according to enterprise procedures and check for correct operation and safety
- Conduct activities to test and locate cable faults
- Establish nature of fault through analysis of source, history and available information
- Select and use appropriate test equipment to locate, diagnose and analyse fault
- Conduct tests according to selected test equipment operating instructions and safety requirements, and ensure diagnostic process aligns to customer service requirements
- Identify and test for fault efficiently and sustainably
- Evaluate test results to determine cause of fault/s using appropriate methods and processes
- Rectify fault
- Carry out work health and safety (WHS) activities prior to entering a pit or manhole and protect underground assets prior to excavation
- Physically locate fault position in a length of cable or buried joint
- Rectify fault or escalate to appropriate level
- Discuss and document established methods for dealing with unexpected situations with appropriate personnel
- Confirm that current standard of performance for copper cables will be viable after fault remediation work
- Confirm integrity of repaired fault using appropriate carrier testing processes
- Report fault-findings and rectification