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This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to perform cable pit/ trench/ excavation rescue in an electricity supply industry (ESI) environment. It includes the organisational workplace requirements for a perform cable pit/ trench/ excavation rescue as it applies to live low voltage (LV) cable jointing in the workplace. It also includes the inspection and use of 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.

This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to perform an elevated work platform (EWP) controlled descent escapes in an electricity supply industry (ESI) environment. It include the organisational workplace requirements for the self-rescue from a raised EWP, and how is applies to ESI workers to meet work health and safety (WHS)/ occupational health and safety (OHS), mobility and mutual aid requirements.

This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to perform an elevated work platform (EWP) rescue in the electricity supply industry (ESI) environment. It includes the organisational workplace requirements for the inspection and use of EWP retrieval systems, and how it applies to ESI workers to meet work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS), mobility and mutual aid requirements.

This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to perform pole top rescue in an electricity supply industry (ESI) environment. It includes the organisational workplace requirements for the inspection and use of pole top 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.

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.

This competency standard unit covers the performance of the procedures to gain access for work on or near electrical network infrastructure in the context of transmission, distribution or rail work functions. It encompasses responsibilities for, safety and risk management processes at all operative levels and adherence to safety practices as part of the normal way of doing work.

This unit covers the knowledge and understanding of electricity supply industry (ESI) safety rules for work on, near or in the vicinity of ESI electrical apparatus. It includes the relevant state and territory safety rules, and organisational workplace requirements and how it applies to ESI workers to meet work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS), mobility and mutual aid requirements

This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to perform overhead energised low voltage (LV) work in an electricity supply industry (ESI) environment. This does not include the connection of overhead services. It includes energised LV overhead mains work techniques and the use of specialised equipment in accordance with workplace requirements.

This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to perform testing of connections to low voltage (LV) electricity networks in the electricity supply industry (ESI) environment. It includes the requirements for testing when connecting and/or reconnecting a customer’s installation to an electricity supply network and how it applies to ESI workers to meet work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS), mobility and mutual aid requirements.

This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to provide first aid in an electricity supply industry (ESI) environment. It includes the recognition and provision of an initial response where first aid is required and how it applies to ESI workers to meet work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS), mobility and mutual aid requirements.

This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to perform switchyard structures rescue in an electricity supply industry (ESI) environment. It includes the organisational workplace requirements for the inspection and use of switchyard structures 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.

This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to install and maintain energised high voltage (HV) overhead electrical apparatus using glove and barrier in the electricity supply industry (ESI). It includes gaining network access approval, verifying site conditions and potential hazards, calculating physical loads and selecting appropriate work techniques. It also includes preparing, using and maintaining specialised insulated tools and equipment.

This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to install and maintain energised high voltage (HV) distribution overhead electrical apparatus using stick method in the electricity supply industry (ESI). It includes gaining network access approval, verifying site conditions and potential hazards, calculating physical loads and selecting appropriate work techniques. It also includes preparing, using and maintaining specialised insulated tools and equipment.

This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to perform substation switching operations to a given schedule in the electricity supply industry (ESI). It includes switching operations in zone, traction or terminal substations in accordance with workplace requirements. It also includes using specialised tools, personal protective equipment (PPE) and testing equipment.

This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to perform low voltage (LV) field switching operation to a given schedule in the electricity supply industry (ESI). It includes isolating, paralleling and restoring LV overhead and underground electricity networks using circuit breaking and isolating equipment. It also includes the approval process, using specialist tools, personal protective equipment (PPE), testing, short circuiting for switching and preparing, issuing and cancelling work permits.

This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to perform high voltage (HV) field switching operation to a given schedule in the electricity supply industry (ESI). It includes the approval process, isolating, paralleling and restoring HV overhead and underground electricity networks using circuit breaking and isolating equipment, specialised tools, personal protective equipment (PPE) and testing equipment. It also includes proving de-energised, short circuiting and earthing, preparing, issuing and cancelling work permits.