NVQ 2357

The assessment criteria is that the learner can:
1. Identify which workplace Health and Safety procedures are relevant to the working environment and comply with their duties and obligations as defined by current legislation and organisational procedures
2. Produce a risk assessment and method statement in accordance with organisational procedures and the limits of their responsibility
3. Work within the requirements of:
* Risk assessments
* Method statements
* Safe systems of work.

The assessment criteria is that the learner can:
1. Identify unsafe situations and conditions and take remedial actions
2. Assess the work environment and revise work practices accordingly to take into account hazards which could cause harm, including the handling of potentially hazardous:
* Materials
* Tools
* Equipment.
3. Identify any hazards which may present a high risk and report their presence to relevant persons who have overall responsibility for Health and Safety in the workplace
4. Apply measures to control Health and Safety hazards in accordance with the limits of their capabilities and job responsibility
5. Select and use correct personal protective equipment and protection measures to ensure the health and safety of themselves and others in the work environment.

The assessment criteria is that the learner can:
1. Demonstrate personal conduct and behaviour around the workplace, to ensure that the Health and Safety of themselves and others is not endangered
2. Apply procedures to ensure the safe use, maintenance and storage of tools, plant, and equipment as stipulated in:
* Workplace policies (company and site)
* Supplier information
* Manufacturer’s instructions
3. Comply with hazard warning, mandatory instruction, and prohibition notices
4. Apply procedures to ensure the safety of the work location through the correct use of guards and notices
5. Use access equipment correctly.

The assessment criteria is that the learner can:
1. Demonstrate the correct procedures to follow in the event of injury to themselves or others.
* Application of basic first aid procedures
* Notification of emergency services
* Reporting of incidents

The assessment criteria is that the learner can:
1. Demonstrate workplace procedures for the safe handling, storage, and disposal of hazardous materials and products, in accordance with any of the following:
* Environmental Protection Act
* The Hazardous Waste Regulations
* Pollution Prevention and Control Act
* Control of Pollution Act
* The Control of Noise at Work Regulations
* Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations
* Environment Act
* The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations
2. Demonstrate work practices and procedures which are in accordance with the requirements for electrical systems and equipment as specified in the relevant sections of the Building Regulations and the Guide for Sustainable Homes
3. Demonstrate appropriate organisational procedures for reporting environmental hazards.

The assessment criteria is that the learner can:
1. Demonstrate prefabrication and installation methods which can help to reduce material wastage
2. Identify and use environmentally friendly materials, products and procedures for the installation and maintenance of electrotechnical systems and equipment.

The assessment criteria is that the learner can:
1. Provide information on the operational requirements and benefits of environmental technology systems.
* Solar photovoltaic
* Wind energy
* Micro hydro
* Heat pumps
* Combined heat and power (CHP) including micro CHP
* Grey water recycling
* Rainwater harvesting
* Biomass heating
* Solar thermal hot water heating

The assessment criteria is that the learner can:
1. Identify the relevant people (such as customers / clients) that need to be supplied with technical and functional information
2. Identify any additional information that may also be required
3. Liaise with relevant people to determine the information they require to ensure that systems, equipment or components can be operated safely and effectively
4. Identify appropriate technical and functional information that is required for the work activity
5. Provide information in a timely, courteous and professional manner in accordance with organisational procedures.

Additional information:
* Health and Safety information
* Isolation procedures for products / equipment in case of emergencies
* Appropriate person’s address or contact details for further advice or help

The assessment criteria is that the learner can:
1. Produce risk assessments and method statements, to cover their own work and others working the area (colleagues and other operatives) in accordance with their level of responsibility
2. Follow procedures to confirm that work is being completed in accordance with Health & Safety legislation and industry standards.

The assessment criteria is that the learner can:
1. Comply with approved procedures to ensure effective co-ordination with other workers / contractors, including steps to resolve issues which are outside the scope of their job role
2. Apply communication techniques that are clear, accurate and appropriate to the situation.

The assessment criteria is that the learner can:
1. Organise operatives by allocating duties and responsibilities to make the best use of their competence
2. Monitor the work of operatives to ensure it is in accordance with:
* Industry working practices
* Programme of work
* Health and Safety requirements
* Cost effectiveness
3. Apply the correct procedures when a non-compliance is identified during the completion of work activities.

The assessment criteria is that the learner can:
1. Produce a programme of work from the work specification, including requirements for the following:
* Estimate of the amount of time required for completion of the work
* Liaison with other trades where necessary
2. Communicate with others clearly and concisely
3. Identify situations when it is necessary to liaise with other relevant parties to resolve issues which are outside the scope of their job role.

The assessment criteria is that the learner can:
1. Demonstrate procedures for organising provision of resources
2. Demonstrate procedures for confirming that materials available are:
* The right type
* Fit for purpose
* In the correct quantity
* Suitable for work to be completed cost efficiently.
3. Apply procedures to ensure that resources are delivered on time and confirm that they are undamaged at the point of delivery
4. Demonstrate procedures which ensure the safe and effective storage of materials, tools, and equipment in the work location.

Resources:
* Materials
* Components
* Plant
* Equipment
* Labour
* Tools
* Measuring and test instruments

The assessment criteria is that the learner can:
1. Carry out safe isolation safe isolation of electrical circuits and complete electrical installations in accordance with regulatory requirements
2. Ensure the Health and Safety of themselves and others within the work location in terms of:
* Selection and use of tools
* PPE
* Risk assessment
* Reporting of unsafe situations
* Adherence to relevant statutory and non-statutory regulations.
3. Check the safety of electrical systems and equipment prior to the completion of termination and connections in terms of:
* Presence of supply
* Mechanical soundness.

The assessment criteria is that the learner can:
1. Terminate and connect conductors, cables and flexible cords in accordance with the installation specification, manufacturer instructions and IEE Wiring Regulations
2. Connect to electrical equipment and accessories, in accordance with the installation specification, manufacturer instructions and IEE Wiring Regulations
3. Terminate and connect conductors, cables and cords using the following techniques:
* Screwing
* Crimping
* Soldering
* Non-screw compression

Conductors, cables and flexible cords:
* Thermosetting insulated cables including flexes
* Single and multicore thermoplastic (PVC)* and thermosetting insulated cables
* PVC/PVC flat profile cable*
* MICC (with and without PVC sheath)
* SWA cables (PILC, XLPE, PVC)*
* Armoured / braided flexible cables and cords
* Data cables
* Fibre optic cable
* Fire resistant cable*
Evidence must be provided as a minimum

Electrical equipment and accessories:
* Socket-outlets
* Distribution-boards
* Consumer units
* Luminaires
* Electric motors and their control equipment
* Circuit Breakers
* Earthing terminals
* Control panels
* Data socket outlets
* Auxiliary equipment (eg heating system components)

The assessment criteria is that the learner can:
1. Ensure that terminations and connections are electrically and mechanically sound
2. Complete the necessary identification of cables, conductors and flexible cords in accordance with regulatory requirements and organisational procedures
3. Dispose of unwanted material and equipment in accordance with site procedures and statutory requirements.

The assessment criteria is that the learner can:
1. Carry out safe isolation procedures in accordance with regulatory requirements for electrical installations
2. Ensure the Health and Safety of themselves and others within the work location during inspection, testing and commissioning
3. Check the safety of electrical systems prior to the commencement of inspection, testing and commissioning.

The assessment criteria is that the learner can:
1. Use effective methods of communication to ascertain clear and detailed information about reported faults and any components which require replacing
2. Identify and use appropriate system specification documents which relate to the electrotechnical systems and equipment being worked upon
3. Report information about potential disruption that may be a consequence of fault diagnosis and correction work to relevant people
4. Assess the safe working practices which apply in the working environment to confirm that it is safe for fault identification work to take place
5. Perform suitable diagnostic tests on the installed electrotechnical systems to successfully identify faults
6. Use appropriate methods for locating faults on electrical systems and equipment
7. Use appropriate tools and instruments correctly to complete fault diagnosis work
8. Confirm test instruments are fit for purpose, functioning correctly and are correctly calibrated.

Relevant people:
* Other workers / colleagues
* Customers / clients

Faults:
* Loss of supply
* Overload
* Short-circuit and earth fault
* Transient voltage
* Loss of phase / line
* Incorrect phase rotation
* High resistance joints
* Component, accessory or equipment faults

Appropriate methods:
* Procedures and sequences – logical approach
* Safe working practices
* Interpretation of data

Appropriate tools and instruments:
* Voltage indicator
* Low resistance ohm meter
* Insulation resistance testers
* EFLI and PFC tester
* RCD tester
* Tong tester / clamp on ammeter
* Phase sequence tester

The assessment criteria is that the learner can:
1. Select the test instruments and their accessories for tests
2. Carry out tests in accordance with the installation specification and the IEE Wiring Regulations and manufacturer’s instructions
3. Verify test results and report all findings to relevant persons, as appropriate
4. Complete in accordance with the IEE Wiring Regulations and IEE Guidance Note 3:
* Electrical installation certificates
* Minor electrical installation works certificates
* Schedules of inspections
* Schedules of test results
5. Conform in accordance with the IEE Wiring Regulations and IEE Guidance Note 3, and where appropriate customer / client requirements to the procedures and requirements for the recording and retention of completed:
* Electrical installation certificates.
* Minor electrical installation works certificates
* Schedules of inspections
* Schedules of test results

Tests:
* Continuity
* Insulation resistance
* Polarity
* Earth fault loop impedance
* Prospective fault current
* RCD operation
* Phase sequence
* Functional testing

Relevant persons:
* Representatives of other services / colleagues
* Customers / clients

The assessment criteria is that the learner can:
1. Clarify the commissioning procedures with relevant persons on site
2. Carry out the commissioning of circuits, equipment, and components to confirm functionality, fit for purpose and safety in accordance with:
* The installation specification
* IEE Wiring Regulations
* Manufacturer’s instructions
* Maintenance schedules
* Health and Safety requirements
3. Demonstrate to the customer / client that the operation of the circuits, equipment and components are in accordance with the installation specification and customer / client requirements
4. Complete the handover of electrotechnical systems and equipment to relevant persons including the provision of accurate and complete documentation regarding the completed inspection, testing, commissioning and customer satisfaction.

Relevant persons:
* Representatives of other services / colleagues
* Customers / clients

The assessment criteria is that the learner can:
1. Carry out safe isolation procedures in accordance with regulatory requirements for electrical installations
2. Ensure the Health and Safety of themselves and others within the work location during inspection, testing and commissioning
3. Select and use appropriate warning notices and barriers
4. Check the safety of electrical systems prior to the commencement of diagnosing and correcting electrical faults.

The assessment criteria is that the learner can:
1. Assess whether the safe system of work is appropriate to the work activity
2. Carry out a visual inspection in accordance with the requirements of the installation specification, the IEE Wiring Regulations and IEE Guidance Note 3, that includes:
* The installation methods of wiring systems and equipment
* The selection of conductors, cables and cords
* The selection of protective and isolation devices
* Routing and identification / labelling of conductors, cables and flexible cords
* Presence of means of earthing
* Presence of protective conductors and bonding
* Isolation
* Type and rating of over current protective devices
3. Complete a schedule of inspections in accordance with the IEE Wiring Regulations and IEE Guidance Note 3.

The assessment criteria is that the learner can:
1. Confirm appropriate repairs, removals and replacements and their implications with relevant people including:
* Other workers / colleagues
* Customers / clients
* Representatives of other services
2. Perform fault correction procedures correctly and safely using appropriate tools, equipment and material
3. Perform the removal and replacement of components and associated equipment from electrotechnical systems to ensure:
* Ease of access to enable future maintenance
* Accordance with:
– relevant regulations
– manufacturer’s instructions
– organisational procedures
4. Apply appropriate procedures to ensure electrotechnical systems, equipment and components are left safe, in accordance with industry regulations, if the fault cannot be corrected immediately
5. Perform appropriate inspection and testing procedures to confirm that systems, equipment, and components are functioning correctly after completion of fault correction work
6. Record test results and other appropriate information regarding the fault correction work clearly and accurately and report to relevant people, such as:
* Other workers / colleagues
* Customers / clients
* Representatives of other services.

The assessment criteria is that the learner can:
1. Conduct a risk assessment of the work location and record factors which may impact upon the work
2. Identify and apply procedures to ensure the Health and Safety of themselves and others within the work location for the duration of maintenance activities
3. Identify and use, appropriate personal protective equipment throughout the completion of work preparation activities
4. Complete preparatory work for the maintenance of electrical systems and equipment.

Factors:
* Identification of suitable access equipment
* Identification of suitable lifting equipment
* Identification of suitable installation, fixing and fitting methods
* Safe isolation procedures
* Environmental considerations
* Consideration of other trades and personnel
* Switchgear requirements

Preparatory work:
* Identification of specifications for maintenance, including: drawings, diagrams (circuit and wiring), maintenance schedules / specifications, data charts, manufacturer’s manuals, servicing records / running logs, flow charts, standard maintenance time records
* Organisation of a work plan, including: definition of task; planned shut downs / isolations; safety precautions (provision for release of stored and latent energy); permits to work, organising tools, equipment, and spare parts; documentation; communication with relevant parties; time/cost effectiveness
* Identification and selection of safe isolation methods for: electrical systems and pressurised systems (i.e. hydraulic, compressed air, water, gas)
* Identification and selection of methods to safely secure work areas including: fences, barriers, screens and warning signs
* Identification and selection of suitable: hand and power tools (110V ac or battery operated); portable and fixed lifting equipment; access equipment
* Provision for safe storage of tools, equipment, and materials

The assessment criteria is that the learner can:
1. Identify job information and documentation that is current and relevant to the work required
2. Identify relevant paperwork which can be used to confirm that materials and equipment is of the correct quantity and is free from damage.

Job information and documentation:
* Maintenance schedules and specifications
* Maintenance programmes
* Regulatory documents (including current version of the IEE Wiring Regulations)
* Method statements
* Manufacturer’s instructions
* Certificates of competency
* Permits to work

Relevant paperwork:
* Materials schedules
* Plant and equipment schedules
* Operating instructions

The assessment criteria is that the learner can:
1. Use job information and documentation to ensure that the following is fit for purpose:
* Instruments
* Equipment
* Tools
* Data
2. Use job information to determine the points in the work process where liaison with / coordination of work with other persons will be necessary and record the necessary details
3. Demonstrate that job information on key aspects of the work has been issued to relevant people.

Relevant people:
* Other workers / colleagues
* Clients

The assessment criteria is that the learner can:
1. Demonstrate that authorisation has been obtained from the relevant person(s) prior to commencement of the work, to ensure safe working practices
2. Produce a record of any pre-work damage or defects to existing equipment, plant, machinery or building features, and report to job supervisor or line manager.

Relevant person(s):
* Other workers / colleagues
* Clients

The assessment criteria is that the learner can:
1. Use appropriate resources to record:
* Client requirements
* Site instructions
2. Demonstrate that proposed replacement systems or components comply with industry requirements
3. Demonstrate that the client has agreed to the proposed work and given permission for work to commence.

The assessment criteria is that the learner can:
1. Carry out safe isolation procedures in accordance with regulatory requirements for electrical installations
2. Ensure the Health and Safety of themselves and others within the work location
3. Check the safety of electrical systems prior to the commencement of inspection, testing, and commissioning

The assessment criteria is that the learner can:
1. Interpret maintenance schedules and specifications to accurately identify and locate electrical systems and equipment that is to be worked upon
2. Use maintenance instructions to locate correct wiring systems and components that are to be worked upon.

The assessment criteria is that the learner can:
1. Select appropriate tools, equipment, and materials for maintenance work
2. Use tools, equipment, and materials selected for maintenance work, safely and correctly, following:
* Workplace procedures
* Supplier’s instructions
* Health and safety requirements.

Tools, equipment, and materials for maintenance work:
Tools and equipment:
* Hand tools
* Power tools (110V ac or battery operated)
* Portable and fixed lifting equipment
* Access equipment
* Rotating, positioning and straightening devices
* Jacking devices and rams
* Trolleys and hand operated jacks

Material:
* Materials for specific use within maintenance programmes –
– Thermoplastics
– Thermosetting (rubber compounds)
– Fibre glass sleeving
– Varnish (shellac)
– Ceramics
– Metals (conductors and structural)
– Solvents

The assessment criteria is that the learner can:
1. Select maintenance procedures which comply with:
* Manufacturer’s instructions
* Industry approved practices
* Maintenance schedules and specifications and that are appropriate for the type of maintenance activity being undertaken (planned preventative, breakdown, monitored)
2. Complete documented maintenance procedures on at least five electrical systems and at least five items of electrical equipment
3. Use suitable testing methods to evaluate the performance of all replaced and adjusted electrical systems and equipment, during and on completion of maintenance activities
4. Complete all maintenance work activities within the timescale agreed with the client.

Electrical systems:
* Three-line four wire distribution systems
* ELV and LV single and multiphase circuits
* Lighting systems
* Heating and ventilating systems
* Air conditioning and refrigeration systems
* Drive systems
* Security systems
* Earthing systems
* Data communication systems

Items of electrical equipment:
* Electrical plant, components, and accessories
* Motors and starters
* Switchgear and distribution panels
* Control systems and components
* Contractors
* Power transmission mechanisms
* Luminaires and lamps

The assessment criteria is that the learner can:
1. Advise relevant person(s) clearly regarding the potential consequences of carrying out effective repairs
2. Identify situations when maintenance activities vary from the agreed schedule and where expected delays in the completion of maintenance work are expected, and notify the relevant person(s) of all implication regarding the changes as appropriate
3. Complete maintenance records clearly and accurately and submit them to relevant person(s) in an appropriate, agreed format

Relevant person(s):
* Other workers / colleagues
* Clients