Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare to use safe rigging practices
- Notify appropriate personnel and take necessary precautions to minimise, control or eliminate hazards that may exist during work activities
- Prepare for given work according to minimum approach distances for hazards on telecommunications network structures as prescribed in relevant legislation, codes, regulations and standards
- Assess the status and condition of telecommunications network structures and identify climbing route
- Prepare climbing equipment
- Climb telecommunications network structures
- Use safe climbing practices when ascending telecommunications network structures according to the occupational health and safety (OHS) Act
- Maintain permanent attachment when more than three metres from the ground adhering to safety requirements when working at heights
- Maintain three points of contact at all times according to industry practice while climbing telecommunications network structures
- Manage ropes to avoid entanglement or fouling on the structure
- Maintain safe working and minimum approach distances from hazards on telecommunications network structures at all times according to standards and regulations
- Use climbing and working fall arrest systems
- Perform rescues