Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for the installation and maintenance of poles and/or structures and associated hardware
- Works schedule(s), including drawings, plans, requirements, established procedures, and material lists, are received, analysed and confirmed, if necessary, by site inspection.
- Relevant requirements and established procedures for the work are communicated to all personnel and identified for all work sites.
- OHS policies and procedures related to requirements and established procedures the installation and maintenance of poles and/or structures and associated hardware are obtained and confirmed for the purposes of the work to be performed and communicated.
- Work is prioritised and sequenced following consultation with others for completion within acceptable timeframes and in accordance with established procedures.
- Hazards are identified, OHS risks assessed and control measures are prioritised, implemented and monitored including emergency exits kept clear according to established procedures.
- Resources including personnel, equipment, tools and personal protective equipment required for the job are obtained and confirmed in working order.
- Relevant work permits are obtained to access and perform work according to requirements and/or established procedures.
- Relevant personnel at worksite are confirmed current in First Aid, Pole Top Rescue and other related work procedures according to requirements.
- Liaison and communication issues with other/authorised personnel, authorities, clients and land owners are resolved to carry out work where necessary.
- Site is prepared according to the work schedule and to minimise risk and damage to property, commerce, and individuals in accordance with established procedures.
- Personnel participating in the work, including plant operators and contractors, are fully briefed and respective responsibilities confirmed where applicable in accordance with established procedures.
- Traffic management plan is identified and implemented.
- Carry out installation and maintenance of poles and/or structures and associated hardware
- OHS, sustainable energy and environmental principles and practices to reduce the incidents of accidents and minimise waste are monitored and followed in accordance with requirements and/or established procedures.
- Hazard warnings and safety signs are recognised and hazards and assessed OHS risks are reported to the immediate authorised persons for directions according to established procedures.
- Lifting, climbing, working aloft, and use of power tools/equipment, techniques and practices are safely followed and, currency according to requirements confirmed.
- Essential knowledge and associated skills are applied in the safe installation of poles and/or structures and their associated hardware to ensure completion in an agreed timeframe and, to quality standards with a minimum of waste according to requirements.
- Poles and/or structures and their associated hardware to be installed are stabilised according to requirements.
- Installation is carried out, in accordance with the work schedule and requirements/established procedures.
- Maintenance, including repair and/or replacement of poles and/or structures is carried out, in accordance with the work schedule and requirements/established procedures.
- Unplanned events in the installation of poles and/or structures and associated hardware are undertaken within the scope of established procedures.
- Known solutions to a variety of problems are applied using acquired essential knowledge and associated skills.
- Ongoing checks of quality of the work are undertaken in accordance with instructions and established procedures.
- Complete the installation and maintenance of poles and/or structures and associated hardware.
- Work undertaken is checked against works schedule for conformance with requirements and anomalies reported in accordance with established procedures.
- Accidents and/or injuries are reported in accordance with requirements/established procedures, where applicable.
- Work site is rehabilitated, cleaned up and made safe in accordance with established procedures.
- Tools, equipment and any surplus resources and materials are, where appropriate, cleaned, checked and returned to storage or disposed of in accordance with established procedures.
- Relevant work permit(s) are signed off and, poles and/or structures and their associated hardware are returned to service in accordance with requirements.
- Works completion records, reports, as installed /modified drawing and/or documentation and information are finalised and processed and appropriate personnel notified.