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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Determine job requirements
   • Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)
   • Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times, including appropriate risk control measures
   • Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
   • Consult and obtain approval from authorised personnel the need to commission or decommission electrical equipment or installation
   • Analyse and confirm commissioning, switching and work schedules, including drawings, plans and regulatory requirements
2. Prepare to commission or decommission electrical equipment or installation
   • Inspect or confirm suitability and safety of electrical equipment or installation site for required commissioning or decommissioning
   • Identify and obtain WHS policies and procedures related to the requirements for commissioning or decommissioning electrical equipment or installation
   • Obtain necessary tools, equipment and testing devices needed for commission or decommission electrical equipment or installation
   • Brief others participating in or affected by the work on commissioning or decommissioning of electrical equipment or installation
   • Prepare the site according to the work schedule to minimise risk, disruption and damage to property, operations and individuals
3. Commission or decommission electrical equipment or installation
   • Commission electrical equipment or installation using a systems approach, including the use of appropriate test equipment, in accordance with the approved commissioning schedule
   • Verify that the performance of the installed equipment/installation through a series of tests is consistent with the customer requirements/specified design intent
   • Capture and record performance data of the whole installation as the baseline for future operation and maintenance
   • Decommission electrical equipment or installation using an approved decommissioning schedule, including the use of appropriate test equipment, according to requirements and established procedures
   • Shut down and isolate electrical equipment or installation sequentially in preparation for repair or maintenance work using safe working practices
   • Deal safely with unexpected situations during the isolation process, including, where required, the approval of an authorised person
4. Complete commission or decommission electrical equipment or installation
   • Check work undertaken against work schedules for conformance with requirements and report anomalies in accordance with established procedures
   • Document completion of commissioning or decommissioning of electrical equipment or installation in accordance with established procedures

Range Statement

This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.
Electrical equipment and installations include:	new, replaced, or extensively modified equipment or installation in one or more of the following industrial environments: factory building off shore platform mine site processing oil and gas installation processing plant workshop underground installation
Test equipment includes one or more of the following:	multimeters ammeters tong testers voltmeters continuity testers insulation resistance testers appropriate proving dead meters high potential testers
Regulatory requirements include:	AS/NZS 3000:2007 Electrical Installations (known as the Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules)
Safe working practices include:	demonstration of safe working practices and installation in accordance with industry established safe and sound practices

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Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least two (2) occasions and include:

following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and safe work practices

identifying and interpreting circuits, drawings, specifications, commissioning, decommissioning switching schedules and instructions relevant to the work to be undertaken

preparing and following work plans associated with commissioning and decommissioning electrical equipment or installation in accordance with legislative and regulatory requirements, hazard and safety requirements

complying with the Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules and regulatory requirements for high voltage and low voltage electrical equipment and installations

selecting the appropriate measuring and testing devices

conducting briefing sessions to all personnel participating in or affected by the work

preparing the site, including signage, barriers and warning devices

commissioning electrical equipment or installation using a systems approach

verifying the performance of the installed equipment/system to meet the design requirements through a series of tests/measurements

making adjustments, where necessary, to ensure conformance with the specified design intent

capturing and recording performance data of the whole installation as the baseline for future operation and maintenance

decommissioning electrical equipment or installation

shutting down and isolating electrical equipment sequentially in preparation for maintenance or repair using lock out and tag procedures and safe working practices

seeking assistance from authorised personnel for site specific commissioning and decommissioning of electrical equipment and installations including the need for high voltage switching

documenting completion of commissioning/decommissioning process in accordance with SOPs.

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate the required knowledge for this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

safe work practices and procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)

Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules and regulatory requirements for high voltage and low voltage electrical installations

industry personnel to be consulted for advice on commissioning or decommissioning procedures

test and commissioning, including:

procedures required for a particular electrical equipment or installation

objectives to be achieved, including:

to verify proper functioning of the equipment/system after installation

to verify that the performance of the installed equipment/systems meet with the specified design intent through a series of tests and adjustments

to capture and record performance data of the whole installation as a baseline for future operation and maintenance

using a systems approach, including:

performance tests appropriate to equipment/installation to be commissioned

measurements required to ensure conformance to specifications

adjustments to be made to meet specified design and operational requirements

the use of appropriate test equipment

decommissioning of electrical equipment or installation, including:

procedures required for a particular electrical equipment or installation

a working knowledge of the electrical equipment or installation in order to sequentially shut down and isolate for the purposes of repair and maintenance including using lock out and tag procedures to enable safe removal of equipment/conductors

types of operational forms, access authorities, permits and requirements associated with high voltage switching

reporting requirements relevant to the electrical equipment or installation being commissioned.

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