Demonstrate the requirements for holding permits on high voltage electrical equipment

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1 Page 1 of 6 Demonstrate the requirements for holding permits on high voltage electrical equipment Level 3 Credits 2 Purpose People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the requirements to hold a permit for work on high voltage electrical equipment; describe the requirements to request a permit for work on high voltage electrical equipment; describe limited electrical testing of high voltage electrical equipment permissible under an access permit; describe responsibilities of recipients returning access permits for high voltage electrical equipment; describe test permit issue and return requirements for high voltage electrical equipment; and demonstrate recipient requirements to accept and return an access permit for high voltage electrical equipment. Subfield Domain Status Electricity Supply Electricity Supply - Core Skills Registered Status date 19 May 2006 Date version published 19 May 2006 Planned review date 31 December 2011 Entry information Accreditation Standard setting body (SSB) Prerequisite: Unit 17026, Demonstrate knowledge of safe entry into restricted areas in an electricity supply environment, or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills. Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry. Electricity Supply Industry Training Organisation Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference 0120 This AMAP can be accessed at

2 Page 2 of 6 Special notes 1 Performance and work practices in relation to the elements and performance criteria must comply with all current legislation, especially the Electricity Act 1992, and any regulations and codes of practice recognised under that statute; Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992; and the Resource Management Act Electricity supply industry codes of practice and documented industry procedures include the Safety Manual-Electricity Industry (SM-EI) (2004) Wellington: Electricity Engineers Association. A full list of current legislation and industry codes is available from the Electricity Supply Industry Training Organisation, PO Box 1245, Hamilton. 2 Reference to terms, procedures and specifications in this unit standard may include documented procedures and specifications relevant to the workplace. 3 Industry requirements include all industry and workplace documented policies, procedures, specifications, business and quality management requirements relevant to the workplace in which assessment is carried out. 4 All work practices shall meet documented industry quality management requirements, including the documentation of activities, events, and decisions. 5 The scope of this unit standard includes but is not limited to restricted high voltage areas located within the electricity supply industry. 6 The scope of this unit standard excludes high voltage line access permits. Unit 17027, Demonstrate the requirements for holding access permits on high voltage electrical lines covers high voltage line access permits. 7 This unit standard does not include work on transmission lines outside of the substation fence boundary. 8 All candidates must be currently trained in basic life support and basic first aid as appropriate to the electricity supply industry. Candidates must also display appropriate physical fitness and mental alertness as documented in SM-EI. Elements and performance criteria Element 1 Describe the requirements to hold a permit for work on high voltage electrical equipment. 1.1 Industry-wide permit types are described. access permit, test permit.

3 Page 3 of The permit recipient s responsibilities are described in terms of personnel safety on high voltage electrical equipment. responsible for safe work practices of employees and other workers, safety of visitors and the public, supervisor responsibilities, attending job location, taking appropriate course of action if absent from job location, appropriate personal protective equipment, permit modifications. 1.3 The permit recipient s responsibilities are described in relation to work party membership. membership competent or under supervision, fit state for work. 1.4 The permit recipient s responsibilities are described in terms of the work party members compliance with permits. includes but is not limited to information on access or test permits, work party members signatures, work party members leaving and returning to job. 1.5 Basic access permit requirements are described in terms of issuer applied safety measures and recipient applied safety measures. 1.6 Access permit recipient s job management responsibilities are described. before starting work, during work, on completion of work. 1.7 Access permit issuer s job management responsibilities are described in terms of the SM-EI. Element 2 Describe the requirements to request a permit for work on high voltage electrical equipment. 2.1 Requirements for a permit are described in terms of what is necessary before work can commence. equipment removed from service, equipment removed from its service position, items of spare equipment, equipment being erected, equipment being dismantled. 2.2 Consultation requirements are described in terms of reasonable notice, work description, and identification of safety measures.

4 2.3 The requirements for boundary marking and notices are described version 4 Page 4 of 6 permit area boundary marking placement and removal of permit rope, defined points of entry, control of defined entry points, permit rope crossing; notices display for access permit, display for test permit, barrier notices near live equipment. Element 3 Describe limited electrical testing of high voltage electrical equipment permissible under an access permit. 3.1 Permissible testing is described in terms of its limits and in accordance with the SM-EI. 3.2 The recipient and issuer compliance requirements are described in accordance with the SM-EI. 3.3 Tests with the capacity to cause harm are identified. Element 4 Describe responsibilities of recipients returning access permits for high voltage electrical equipment. 4.1 The description outlines the responsibilities of the recipient if all the work is complete in accordance with the SM-EI. 4.2 The description outlines the responsibilities of the recipient if all the work is not complete in accordance with the SM-EI. 4.3 The description outlines the responsibilities of the recipient when the recipient is not able to personally return the permit in accordance with the SM-EI. Element 5 Describe test permit issue and return requirements for high voltage electrical equipment. 5.1 Basic test permit requirements are described in accordance with the SM-EI. 5.2 Responsibilities of the issuer of test permits are described in accordance with the SM-EI.

5 Page 5 of Responsibilities of recipients of test permits are described in accordance with the SM-EI. during work, on completion of work. 5.4 Responsibilities of recipients returning test permits are described in accordance with the SM-EI. 5.5 Responsibilities of issuers after a test permit has been returned are described in accordance with the SM-EI. Element 6 Demonstrate recipient requirements to accept and return an access permit for high voltage electrical equipment. 6.1 An access permit is accepted in accordance with industry requirements. acceptance includes by hand, by telephone, by radio, by fax; transferring a permit; modifying a permit. 6.2 Demonstrate procedures for the return of an access permit in accordance with industry requirements. procedures under normal circumstances, when the recipient is not able to personally return the permit, for reporting any modifications made. 6.3 Information is recorded in the correct format and filed in the correct location, in accordance with industry requirements. includes but is not limited to original issuer record, recipient site originated record. Please note Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, or an inter-institutional body with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment. Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards. Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.

6 Page 6 of 6 Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements. Comments on this unit standard Please contact the Electricity Supply Industry Training Organisation info@esito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.