This unit standard is part of a suite of standards used for introductory safety training for any person intending to work at a site where there are potential electrical hazards.
This unit standard also contributes to the EWRB requirements for award of the Trainee Limited Certificate (TLC), which all people training towards an electrical licence must hold. Requirements to meet the TLC must be completed within the first three months of an apprenticeship or traineeship.
This unit standard does not cover testing of complete installations, nor testing in specialist areas such as work on overhead power lines, high voltage systems, or works as defined in the Electricity Industry Act 2010.
People credited with this unit standard are able to:
- isolate electrical circuits from the supply of electricity
- carry out basic checks and tests to confirm circuit isolation.
