UETDRVC005 — Control vegetation in the vicinity of live electrical apparatus from ground level
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What an assessment for UETDRVC005 must cover
42 assessable components: 3 elements (23 performance criteria), 10 performance evidence and 9 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 control vegetation from ground level
- 1.1Legislation, regulations, standards, codes of practice and organisational workplace requirements for the work to be performed are referred to and confirmed
- 1.2Work instruction is obtained and confirmed in accordance with workplace requirements
- 1.3Hazards are identified, risks assessed and control measures identified and applied
- 1.4Tools, equipment and personal protective equipment (PPE) required for work are determined, obtained and confirmed in safe working order
- 1.5Worksite is prepared in accordance with the work instruction and workplace requirements
- 1.6Routine pre-operational checks are completed to manufacturer specifications and workplace requirements
- 1.7Work permits are organised in accordance with workplace requirements
- 1.8Safety observer role, responsibility and communication method is discussed and confirmed in accordance with workplace requirements
- 1.9Safe approach distances and vegetation clearances for the work to be performed are determined and confirmed in accordance with workplace requirements
2 Perform vegetation control from ground level
- 2.1Legislation, regulations, standards, codes of practice and organisational workplace requirements for the work to be performed are applied and monitored
- 2.2Hazard control measures are monitored in accordance with workplace requirements
- 2.3Tools, equipment and PPE are used in accordance with workplace requirements
- 2.4Communication methods between workers and safety observer are used in accordance with workplace requirements
- 2.5Safe approach distances are maintained when the work is being performed
- 2.6Safety observer is positioned to observe the work in accordance with workplace requirements
- 2.7Vegetation control work is performed in accordance with the work instruction and workplace requirements
- 2.8Incidents or unplanned events are responded to in accordance with workplace requirements
3 Complete work and documentation
- 3.1Completed work is checked for compliance against the work instruction and workplace requirements
- 3.2Tools and equipment are cleaned, checked and returned to storage in accordance with workplace requirements
- 3.3Worksite is cleaned and made safe in accordance with workplace requirements
- 3.4Work permits are signed off, where appropriate, in accordance with workplace requirements
- 3.5Incidents or unplanned events are reported in accordance with workplace requirements
- 3.6Work documentation is completed in accordance with workplace requirements
Performance evidence
- applying relevant legislation, regulations, standards, codes of practice and organisational workplace requirements, including: work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS), safe approach distances, vegetation clearances
- identifying hazards, assessing risks, identifying, applying and monitoring control measures
- organising and signing on and off relevant work permits in accordance with workplace requirements
- obtaining, inspecting and using relevant personal protective equipment (PPE)
- performing pre-operational checks on tools and equipment
- determining communication method with safety observer
- confirming safety observer is in position in accordance with workplace requirements
- using tools and equipment to safely control vegetation
- dealing with an unplanned event on at least one (1) occasion
- completing relevant work records, reports and documentation
Knowledge evidence
- relevant legislation, regulations standards, codes of practice and organisational workplace requirements, including: WHS/OHS, safe approach distances, vegetation clearances
- hazard, risk assessment and risk control requirements, including potential hazards
- types and application of PPE
- application, purpose and types of work permits
- safety observer: role and responsibilities, communication methods
- events constituting an unplanned event or incident
- procedures for responding to an unplanned event or incident
- vegetation control principles and techniques
- vegetation control tools and equipment, including: types of, selection and safe use, insulated tools and testing, inspection, care and maintenance
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Questions about assessing UETDRVC005
What does an assessment tool for UETDRVC005 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for UETDRVC005 needs to address all 42 unit components: 3 elements with 23 performance criteria, 10 performance evidence requirements, 9 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
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Related units
- UETDRVC001 — Apply work health and safety requirements for powerline vegetation control
- UETDRVC002 — Assess vegetation in an electricity supply industry environment
- UETDRVC003 — Control vegetation for powerline work
- UETDRVC004 — Control vegetation in the vicinity of live electrical apparatus from an elevated work platform
- UETDRVC006 — Control vegetation in the vicinity of live electrical apparatus from within the tree
- UETDRVC007 — Control vegetation using pruning techniques
- UETDRVC009 — Monitor vegetation control work in the vicinity of live electrical apparatus
- UETDRVC010 — Perform rescue from within a tree in the vicinity of live electrical apparatus
- UETDRVC011 — Use specialised plant to cut vegetation above ground in the vicinity of live electrical apparatus
- UETDRVC012 — Coordinate vegetation control operations
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