Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
UETTDRIS58 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Locate faults in power system underground power cables
Version 1.0
Issue Date: June 2024
Qualification | - |
Unit of Competency | UETTDRIS58 - Locate faults in power system underground power cables |
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Description | |||
Employability Skills | |||
Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to locate faults in power system underground power cables in the electricity supply industry (ESI).It includes diagnosing and detecting the location of faults in underground power cables. It includes obtaining the required access to test or equivalent permit, setting up the fault location test equipment and following the procedure to carry out the cable fault location test plan.It also includes interpreting test results, documenting the fault location and likely cause, and listing recommendations for correcting the cable fault to meet client requirements.The application of the skills and knowledge described in this unit may require a licence/registration to practice in the workplace.Other conditions may apply under state and territory legislative and regulatory licensing requirements which must be confirmed prior to commencing this unit. | ||
Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. |
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Prerequisites/co-requisites | |||
Competency Field | Industry Specific Cross Discipline |
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
Slides PPT |
Assessment 1 | Assessment 2 | Assessment 3 | Assessment 4 | |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Prepare to locate faults in underground power cables |
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Element: Job requirements and workplace procedures are identified and communicated with relevant personnel | ||||||||
Element: Work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) workplace procedures for locating faults in underground power cables are obtained and confirmed for the purposes of the work to be performed | ||||||||
Element: Work is prioritised and sequenced for completion within acceptable timeframes following consultation with relevant personnel and in accordance with workplace procedures | ||||||||
Element: Hazards are identified, WHS/OHS risks assessed and control measures identified in accordance with workplace procedures | ||||||||
Element: Relevant work permits are obtained, understood and signed in accordance with workplace procedures | ||||||||
Element: Equipment, tools and personal protective equipment required (PPE) for work are identified, obtained and confirmed in working order | ||||||||
Element: Test equipment is assembled and checked for calibration status in accordance with workplace procedures | ||||||||
Element: Cable fault location test procedures/plans are prepared and range of tests required is determined in accordance with job requirements and workplace procedures | ||||||||
Element: Worksite is prepared to minimise risk, damage to property, commerce and individuals in accordance with workplace procedures | ||||||||
Element: Traffic management plan is confirmed as being applied in accordance with workplace procedures | ||||||||
Element: Carry out location of faults in underground power cables |
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Element: Requirements for lifting, climbing, working at heights and use of power tools/equipment are followed in accordance with workplace procedures | ||||||||
Element: Locating faults in underground power cables is performed in agreed timeframes, to quality standards and with a minimum of waste in accordance with workplace procedures | ||||||||
Element: Cable is tested to determine location relevant faults in accordance with job requirements and workplace procedures | ||||||||
Element: Unplanned events in the location of faults in underground power cables are responded to in accordance with workplace procedures | ||||||||
Element: Quality checks of work are undertaken in accordance with workplace procedures | ||||||||
Element: Complete location of faults in underground power cables |
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Element: WHS/OHS and environmental incidents are reported in accordance with workplace procedures, as required | ||||||||
Element: Worksite is cleaned and made safe in accordance with workplace procedures | ||||||||
Element: Tools, equipment and surplus resources and materials are cleaned, checked and returned to storage in accordance with workplace procedures | ||||||||
Element: Relevant work permits are signed off and cable/site is returned to service in accordance with workplace procedures | ||||||||
Element: Work records, reports and/or documentation are completed in accordance with workplace procedures |