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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare for installation and maintenance of overhead conductors and cables used on towers
   • Work schedules, construction plans, drawings, workplace procedures and material lists are received and confirmed
2. Job requirements and workplace procedures are identified and communicated with relevant personnel
3. Work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS), environmental and workplace procedures for the installation and maintenance of overhead conductors and cables used on towers are obtained and confirmed for the purposes of the work to be performed
4. Work is prioritised and sequenced for completion within acceptable timeframes following consultation with relevant personnel and in accordance with workplace procedures
5. Hazards are identified, WHS/OHS risks are assessed and control measures identified in accordance with workplace procedures
6. Relevant work permits are confirmed and signed in accordance with workplace procedures
7. Plant, equipment, tools and personal protective equipment (PPE) required for work are identified, obtained and confirmed in working order
8. Worksite is prepared to minimise risk, damage to property, commerce and individuals in accordance with workplace procedures
9. Traffic management plan is confirmed as being applied in accordance with workplace procedures
10. Carry out installation and maintenance of overhead conductors and cables used on towers
    • WHS/OHS, sustainable energy and environmental principles and practices are monitored and followed to reduce incidents in accordance with workplace procedures
11. Requirements for lifting and/or climbing and/or working at heights and the use of power tools/equipment are followed in accordance with workplace procedures
12. Systems and circuits are isolated and proved safe to work in accordance with job requirements, work permits and workplace procedures
13. Installation and maintenance of overhead conductors and cables are completed in agreed timeframes, to quality standards and with minimum waste in accordance with requirements
14. Overhead conductor/cables are strung, tensioned and terminated in accordance with workplace procedures
15. Conductors, anti-vibration devices and spaces/spreaders are secured in accordance with workplace procedures
16. Electrical connections are made in accordance with the workplace procedures
17. Maintenance, including repair and/or replacement of overhead conductors and cables, is performed in accordance with workplace procedures
18. Unplanned events are responded to in accordance with workplace procedures
19. Quality checks of work are undertaken in accordance with workplace procedures
20. Complete installation and maintenance of overhead conductors and cables used on towers
    • Completed work is checked against work schedule, construction plans and drawings for compliance and anomalies are reported in accordance with workplace procedures
21. WHS/OHS and environmental incidents are reported in accordance with workplace procedures, as required
22. Worksite is rehabilitated, cleaned up and made safe in accordance with workplace procedures
23. Tools, equipment and surplus resources and materials are, where appropriate, cleaned, checked and returned to storage in accordance with workplace procedures
24. Relevant work permits are signed off and overhead conductors and cables used on towers are returned to service in accordance with workplace procedures
25. Work records, reports and/or documentation are completed in accordance with workplace procedures

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment. Non-essential conditions may be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

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