Overview

Course Description

This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to perform a rescue from live low voltage (LV) electrical apparatus in an electricity supply industry (ESI) environment. This does not include overhead lines and underground cables.

It includes the organisational workplace requirements for the inspection and use of live LV panel rescue equipment, and how it applies to ESI workers to meet work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS), mobility and mutual aid requirements.

Note: Those holding an existing ESI or Electrotechnology qualification or equivalent meet the prerequisite unit requirements.

Refer to the UET Transmission, Distribution and Rail Sector Training PackageCompanion Volume Implementation Guide for equivalency definition.

The application of the skills and knowledge described in this unit may require a licence/registration to practice in the workplace.

Other conditions may also apply under state and territory legislative and regulatory licensing requirements which must be confirmed prior to commencing this unit.

Pre-requisite Unit

• HLTAID009 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation and;
• UEECD0007 Apply work health and safety regulations, codes and practices in the workplace or;
• UETDREL006 Work safely in the vicinity of live electrical apparatus as a non-electrical worker

What you'll learn

Performance Evidence:

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on one occasion and include:

• identifying organisational rescue requirements
• identifying hazards, assessing risks and applying control measures
• identifying the isolation point
• obtaining and inspecting rescue equipment
• fitting of rescue personal protective equipment (PPE)
• performing a rescue from a live low voltage (LV) panel in accordance with workplace requirements.

Knowledge Evidence:

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

• organisational procedures for the rescue of a casualty from a live LV panel including:
• inspection and placement of rescue equipment
• types and application of rescue PPE
• assessment and control hazards to rescuer, casualty and others
• isolation identification procedures
• safe approach distances (SAD) appropriate to rescue from a live LV panel
• assessment of situation
• activation of emergency response
• electrical contact release
• removal of casualty to safe location
• assessment of casualty
• incident site security
• reporting requirements.

Assessment Conditions

• Assessors must hold credentials specified within the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.
• Assessment must satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence and all regulatory requirements included within the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.
• Assessment must occur in workplace operational situations where it is appropriate to do so.
• Where this is not appropriate, assessment must occur in simulated conditions involving realistic and authentic activities that replicate operational workplace conditions.
• Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.

Resources for assessment must include access to:

• relevant and appropriate equipment and PPE currently used in industry for performing rescues from a live LV panel
• applicable documentation, including workplace requirements, relevant industry standards, equipment specifications and operation manuals.