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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Prepare for installation of low-voltage technology, automation, and intelligent management system item into furnishing
  2. Identify work health and safety (WHS) and personal protection requirements of installation according to workplace procedures
  3. Identify and select required installation items based on the work order
  4. Identify and select tools, equipment and accessories to be used during installation and check their safe and effective operation
  5. Clean and prepare furnishing product surfaces to enable accurate fitting
  6. Install low-voltage technology, automation and intelligent management system item into furnishing
  7. Secure item using fitting tools according to supplier instructions and workplace procedures
  8. Apply adhesives according to supplier instructions and workplace procedures
  9. Test installed item against expected performance and troubleshoot performance problems in line with own level of responsibility
  10. Place cabling concealments according to installation design
  11. Clean work area and surfaces, and dispose of waste safely and sustainably according to workplace procedures
  12. Check tools and equipment, and tag and report faulty items according to workplace procedures
  13. Clean and store remaining tools and equipment according to workplace procedures
  14. Identify and store surplus unused items for re-use and recycling according to workplace procedures
  15. Complete required workplace documentation according to workplace procedures

Performance Evidence

There must be evidence the candidate has completed the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria, and foundation skills of this unit, which must include the ability to:

safely and correctly install in furnishing a minimum of the following items in line with job requirements and workplace procedures:

one low-voltage hardware item

one item requiring automation

one item from an intelligent management system.

In the course of each of the above installations, the person must:

interpret work order and design specifications relating to the installation

apply safe lifting and handling procedures

follow work instructions and safe operating procedures to:

minimise risk of injury to self and others

prevent damage to surface, tools, equipment and materials

maintain required production output and quality

use hand and power tools safely

use personal protective equipment (PPE)

use and dispose of waste sustainably

avoid backtracking, work flow interruptions and wastage

identify and resolve routine problems and faults encountered

Knowledge Evidence

There must be evidence the candidate has knowledge of:

features of installation work orders and visual representations of designs, and how to identify and interpret key information

emerging trends in installing low-voltage technology, automation and intelligent management systems in furnishing products

work health and safety (WHS) procedures, practices and regulations specific to installations described in performance evidence

workplace procedures relating to:

manual handling, including lifting and carrying

safely installing, securing and concealing installation items

tagging and reporting faulty tools and equipment

disposing of waste safely and in an environmentally sustainable manner

cleaning and storing tools and equipment

storing surplus unused items

recording and reporting fitting and installation information

work order requirements, and industry-accepted quality indicators and requirements, relating to installations described in performance evidence:

boundaries of work for unlicensed personnel

key requirements of Australian standards for individual installers

safety considerations and potential dangers associated with incorrect installation

techniques for installing, securing, and concealing items described in performance evidence

mathematical methods for estimating and measuring installation items

types of common problems that occur during installation, and how to avoid and respond

types, characteristics, uses, expected performance benchmarks, and limitations of low-voltage technology, automation, intelligent management system items and after-market serviceability:

cabinet hardware

charging devices

docking stations

lighting

sound

visual devices

types, characteristics, uses, maintenance and limitations of the following items required for the installations described in performance evidence:

adhesives and their suitability for different material types

hand tools

power tools

documentation requirements for installation work described in performance evidence