CPCCCM3003Work safely around electrical sources, services and assets

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What an assessment for CPCCCM3003 must cover

31 assessable components: 3 elements (11 performance criteria), 8 performance evidence and 8 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 4 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Plan and prepare.

  • 1.1Work instructions, including plans, specifications, environmental and quality requirements, and operational details, are obtained, confirmed with relevant personnel, and applied to planning.
  • 1.2Health and safety requirements are identified and applied to planning.
  • 1.3Plant, tools and equipment are selected to carry out tasks according to job requirements, checked for serviceability, and any faults are rectified or reported prior to starting work.

2 Apply safe work practices.

  • 2.1Relevant authorities are contacted to identify type and location of electrical sources, underground or overhead services, and assets.
  • 2.2Plant is positioned according to safe work method statement (SWMS).
  • 2.3Plant operation procedures are followed to comply with SWMS.
  • 2.4Work is conducted in or around the electrical source, service or asset according to SWMS.
  • 2.5On completion of work, personnel, plant and equipment are retracted from powered area following SWMS.

3 Clean up.

  • 3.1Work area is cleared and materials disposed of, reused or recycled according to legislation, regulations, codes of practice and job specifications.
  • 3.2Plant, tools and equipment are cleaned, checked, maintained and stored according to manufacturer recommendations and standard work practices.
  • 3.3Work completion procedures are followed and relevant personnel are notified that work is finished.

Performance evidence

  • locate electrical sources, underground and overhead services, and assets
  • undertake work according to the safe work method statement (SWMS)
  • retract from powered area on completion of work
  • locating, interpreting and applying information, standards and specifications relating to working safely around electrical sources, services and assets
  • complying with site safety plan and work health and safety (WHS) legislation, regulations and codes of practice applicable to workplace operations
  • locating on-site electrical sources, underground and overhead services, and assets and identifying associated required safe work practices
  • installing safety signage and barricades before commencing work
  • safely positioning plant and equipment on site, giving consideration to location of electrical sources, underground and overhead services, and assets

Knowledge evidence

  • environmental requirements relevant to the work site and job task, including: clean-up protection, noise and dust management, vibration management, waste management
  • equipment safety requirements, including procedures for accessing and interpreting: SWMS, safety data sheets (SDS)
  • procedures for materials storage and environmentally friendly waste management
  • techniques to read and interpret plans, specifications and drawings
  • safe work practices required on construction sites, including: required signage and barricades, required personal protective equipment (PPE), site-specific emergency procedures, including: evacuation, first aid, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), location and use of firefighting equipment
  • techniques for working with electrical sources, services and assets
  • procedures for working safely at heights
  • types, characteristics, uses and limitations of plant, tools and equipment used in the work specified in performance evidence

Foundation skills

  • Learning skills: evaluate the relevance of information relating to the location of electrical sources, underground or overhead services, and assets to the work to be undertaken.
  • Oral communication skills: share information with team members and other personnel on site; participate in straightforward conversations with colleagues and external authorities, and ask questions to identify and confirm requirements.
  • Reading skills: interpret a range of documentation, including SWMS, site plans and job specifications.
  • Writing skills: report faults in plant or equipment to relevant personnel.

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Questions about assessing CPCCCM3003

What does an assessment tool for CPCCCM3003 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CPCCCM3003 needs to address all 31 unit components: 3 elements with 11 performance criteria, 8 performance evidence requirements, 8 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for CPCCCM3003?

Auditori pulls the current release of CPCCCM3003 from training.gov.au and generates a complete package: candidate assessment, assessor guide with model answers and observation criteria, and a coverage matrix mapping every component. A suitably qualified person then reviews and approves the draft in a built-in workflow — consistent with ASQA's guidance on AI use in VET — before export as branded PDF and editable Word.

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Yes — upload your existing assessment or learner guide and Auditori maps it against every element, performance criterion, PE and KE of CPCCCM3003, showing exactly what's covered and what's missing. Mapping costs a quarter of a credit.

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