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UETDRDS020 — Design overhead distribution systems

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What an assessment for UETDRDS020 must cover

82 assessable components: 3 elements (14 performance criteria), 24 performance evidence and 44 knowledge evidence requirements. 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 Prepare to design overhead distribution systems

  • 1.1Project requirements are determined
  • 1.2Design specifications are determined in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 1.3Tools, equipment and personal protective equipment (PPE) required for site inspections are determined, obtained and confirmed in working order
  • 1.4Requirements for site inspections are determined in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 1.5Work is prioritised and sequenced for completion in accordance with workplace requirements

2 Design overhead distribution systems

  • 2.1Site inspection is performed
  • 2.2Overhead distribution systems are designed in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 2.3Systems modelling is used to evaluate and determine best outcomes in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 2.4Environmental sustainability principles are used to evaluate and determine best outcomes in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 2.5Design is checked for compliance against legislation, regulations, standards and codes of practice
  • 2.6Health and safety risks are identified and minimised or eliminated by using safety and control measures in the design process
  • 2.7Quality checks of work are undertaken in accordance with workplace requirements

3 Complete work and documentation

  • 3.1Completed work is checked against project and workplace requirements
  • 3.2Work records, reports and documentation are completed, approved and appropriate personnel notified in accordance with workplace requirements

Performance evidence

  • designing of overhead distribution systems, including:
  • specifications
  • requirements for site inspection
  • systems modelling to evaluate and determine best outcomes
  • sustainable energy principles and practices
  • compliance against legislation, regulations, standards and codes of practice, project and workplace requirements
  • identifying minimising or eliminating health and safety risks by using safety and control measures
  • environmental sustainability principles
  • obtaining, inspecting and using relevant personal protective equipment (PPE) for site inspection
  • prioritising and sequencing work for completion in accordance with workplace requirements
  • performing at least one (1) site inspection
  • performing ongoing quality checks of work in accordance with workplace requirements
  • checking final design against project and workplace requirements
  • completing relevant work records, reports and documentation
  • completing six (6) overhead distribution or sub-transmission system designs for at least three (3) of the following:
  • residential subdivision developments
  • industrial/commercial subdivision developments
  • upgrade/alteration to existing assets
  • multi-pole extensions
  • in-line pole relocations
  • multi-circuit overhead lines
  • completing all of the following for each design:
  • a design control checklist
  • rectifying errors

Knowledge evidence

  • overhead distribution systems design, including:
  • project requirements
  • design specifications
  • hazard, risk assessment and risk control requirements, including potential hazards
  • types and application of PPE
  • site inspections
  • prioritisation and sequencing of work for completion
  • use of systems modelling to evaluate and determine best outcomes
  • application of environmental sustainability principles and practices
  • compliance with legislation, regulations, standards, codes of practice, and project and workplace requirements
  • work records, reports and documentation
  • distribution infrastructure, including:
  • smanuals and diagrams
  • residential subdivision developments
  • industrial/commercial subdivision developments
  • upgrade/alteration to existing assets
  • multi-pole extensions
  • in-line pole relocations
  • multi-circuit overhead lines
  • construction types, structures and clearances
  • material lists, conductor size, type and route length
  • control procedures and documents, including:
  • design control checklists
  • common design errors
  • rectification of errors
  • layout principles for overhead distribution, including determination of:
  • conductor size, type and route length
  • materials, equipment and tools
  • component types, quantities and costing
  • component and equipment spacing
  • resources required for stringing and maintenance of conductors
  • types and characteristics of poles and associated equipment
  • buried services and other infrastructure, including:
  • telecommunications
  • power
  • water
  • sewerage
  • gas
  • calculation of voltage drop in relation to length of cable run
  • methods of joining and terminating conductors
  • techniques in the installation of conductors
  • techniques in location of conductor faults
  • techniques in conductor drawing
  • principles of computer-aided drafting

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What does an assessment tool for UETDRDS020 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for UETDRDS020 needs to address all 82 unit components: 3 elements with 14 performance criteria, 24 performance evidence requirements, 44 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 UETDRDS020?

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