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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
   • Determine through the interpretation of electrical diagrams, drawings, lighting standards and/or from consultation the luminaire and ancillary equipment requirements for the electrical installation
2. Install luminaires and ancillary equipment
   • Obtain the number and type of luminaires and associated ancillary equipment through established procedures
   • Obtain necessary tools, equipment and testing instruments needed for installing luminaires and ancillary equipment
   • Isolate and tag circuits and equipment in accordance with procedures, where required
   • Install luminaires and accessories complying with job specifications, and regulatory and legislative requirements
   • Check installed accessories are straight and square in the required locations and within acceptable tolerances
   • Terminate lighting circuits to luminaires, switches and other control devices in accordance with manufacturer specifications and regulatory requirements
   • Test luminaires and ancillary equipment to ensure compliance
3. Troubleshoot luminaires and ancillary equipment
   • Identify the fault and resulting safety hazards and implement risk control measures in consultation with appropriate personnel
   • Apply diagnostic techniques to troubleshoot luminaires, ancillary equipment and associated lighting circuits using appropriate test equipment
   • Repair/replace faulty circuits/components according to manufacturer specifications and regulatory requirements
   • Test repaired/replaced circuit/component for functionality in accordance with regulatory requirements
   • Dispose of discharge lamps in accordance with environmental guidelines and procedures
   • Document installation and troubleshooting of luminaires, ancillary equipment and associated circuits in accordance with SOPs

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.
Lighting standard includes:	AS/NZS 1680.1:2006 Interior and workplace lighting general principles and recommendations
Regulatory requirements include:	AS/NZS 3000:2007 Electrical Installations (known as the Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules National Construction Code (NCC) Australia or building code (NZ)
Faults include:	fluorescent light circuits, including lamp, ballast and starter metal Halide and high-pressure sodium (HPS) lighting and circuits, including capacitor, poor connection, igniter and ballast extra-low voltage (ELV) lighting devices, including transformer (iron core or electronic), voltage drop, heat, over-voltage, poor connections and incompatible dimmers lighting control circuits, including manual control, passive infra-red (PIR),dimmers, photo electric or day-light switches and time clocks lighting management systems
Lighting circuits include two (2) or more of the following:	single light controlled by a single switch multiple lights controlled by a single switch two and three-way switching using: loop at the light method loop at the switch method
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 and plans relevant to the work to be undertaken

determining the electrical and non-electrical isolation requirements to prevent the creation of hazards linked from the loss of machine/system/process control according to established procedures

using lock out tag procedures with appropriate tags/signs

proving electrical isolation and following established safety rules prior to working on electrical equipment or wiring

ensuring all electrical equipment and tools are tested and tagged and up to date

installing accessories ensuring that they are straight and square in the required location

using safe working practices and take additional care when working with lights that operate at high voltage or contain capacitors

terminating two (2) or more of the following lighting circuits:

single light controlled by a single switch

multiple lights controlled by a single switch

two and three-way switching using:

loop at the light method

loop at the switch method

complying with the Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules requirements for the installation and termination of lighting equipment and accessories, including related hazards and safety requirements including maintaining fire integrity

measuring and recording illumination for comparison against lighting standard AS/NZS 1680.1:2006 Interior and workplace lighting – General principles and recommendations, using a suitable light meter

locating and repairing faults in luminaires and ancillary equipment

troubleshooting and repairing faults in common lighting circuits

replacing lamps with ‘like for like’

performing periodic servicing of emergency lighting and smoke detector systems and recording intervals of servicing, including remedial action taken

disposing of discharge lamps according to environmental guidelines and established procedures

documenting installation and troubleshooting, including remedial action taken 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)

lighting applications, including:

basic principles, terminology and units in describing process and concepts of illumination

the major design requirements of luminaires regarding reflection or diffusion of light and direct the light onto the working place

functional category types of luminaires:

direct with 90-100% downward light component

indirect with 90-100% upward light component

general diffusing with approximately equal upward and downward components

semi direct with 10-40% upward and 60-90% downward

semi direct with 60-90% upward and 10-40% downward

maintenance of luminaires, including lamp replacement and cleaning

common faults in luminaires

disposal of discharge lamps in accordance with environmental guidelines and established procedures

elementary lighting design, including:

requirements to clearly show up the task or work area

recommended maintenance luminance

the advantages of the use of reflectors and diffusers

determining illuminance on a working plane using the ‘point by point’ method and lumen method

the use of a lux meter to determine lighting and illumination requirements

emergency evacuation lighting in buildings, including:

escape and standby lighting

installation requirements of emergency lighting luminaires

installation of smoke detection in domestic and residential premises

inspection and maintenance of emergency lighting and smoke detectors

recording requirements

light sources, including:

lamp type and their characteristics

the operating principles of various types of lamps and luminaries and the purpose of their auxiliary control equipment

energy efficiency

the cause of low power factor and the measures used to improve power factor in discharge lighting

Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules requirements for the installation of lighting equipment and accessories, including related hazards and safety requirements

application of various types of lamps and luminaires

‘stroboscopic effect’ and the methods used to overcome, including:

‘non-stroboscopic’ circuit (inclusion of a capacitor in one fluorescent lamp circuit to provide phase shift in relation to the other lamp circuit)

connecting adjacent lamps to different phases in large installations

electronic lamp circuits operating at high frequencies

lighting circuits, including:

single light controlled by a single switch

multiple lights controlled by a single switch

two and three-way switching using the loop at the light method and the loop at the switch method

lighting control, including:

manual control involving the use of two-way and intermediate switches

time switches both analogue and digital for programmed control

time delay switches that are adjustable and may be air-valve or electronic type

photo-sensitive electronic control used to control outdoor and street lighting

passive infrared (PIR) technology used in scanning devices to detect movement of a hot or cold body and automatically switch on security or convenience lighting

various types light dimmers, including electronic

lighting management systems, e.g. C-Bus.

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