UETDRRF004 Perform rescue from a live LV panel
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These units are common units in the paramedical and general health care sector training and education courses.
All our units are written by us and have a paramedic/prehospital care focus.
If you want to change to any area of community services or healthcare, you can use the common core and elective units we provide in nursing, health administration, aged & disability care/support and community services.
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HLT31220 Certificate III in Basic Health Care
HLT31120 Certificate III in Non-Emergency Patient Transport (NEPT)
HLT41120 Certificate IV in Health Care (First responder EMT Medic)
HLT51020 Diploma of Emergency Health Care (Paramedical Training)
Health & Administration Units
HLT37315 Certificate III in Health Administration
HLT47315 Certificate IV in Health Administration
HLT37215 Certificate III in Pathology Collection
Nursing & Community Services Units
CHC43115 Certificate IV in Disability
CHC43015 Certificate IV in Ageing Support
HLT51020 Diploma of Nursing
Important course information - Please Read
Important course information – Please Read
If you need to make any changes to your practical course date for CPR and First Aid type courses, a $35 admin fee will apply if you fail to provide 3 days notice by email or make multiple changes. If you are unable to attend for any reason, fees, and charges may be applied as per our Payments, refunds, and cancellation policy available here. Any request to change your course booking, must be done by email to training@internationalparamediccollege.com.au
Locations
Many of our courses are 100% online and self-paced. Our practical components, if applicable to your course, are held several times a week locally at our public venues. Location details and maps are provided on enrolment for your convenience, or course location and venue information can be accessed here.
If you want training in your workplace or on-site, contact us here.
Physical Requirements
If you suffer an allergy to latex products, please advise us.
Practical activities involve training scenarios conducted at floor level and contact with other students/instructors. Please wear suitable clothing.
CPR as an example is a rigorous physical activity requiring you to compress the chest of a manikin downwards about a third of the chest depth continuously at 100 to 120 times a minute for a continuous period of 2 minutes. This requires a level of endurance, strength, and fitness appropriate to this task. If you have current physical injuries, medical problems or limitations, please discuss this with your trainer. You must don’t injure yourself or exacerbate an existing condition in training.
The Assessment Process
We use a range of assessment methods to gather evidence of your knowledge and applied skills for this course. The assessment methods may include multiple choice questions, short written answers and practical activities. On enrolment in, you will be provided with access to International Paramedic College’s course learning materials; it is expected that you have read and understood the contents and completed any pre course learning before starting the assessments. Full information about the assessment requirements and course content is available below.
On enrolment, you will be provided with a login to our student portal to access online assessment tasks. We understand that this may not suit everybody. If you have particular requirements, please contact us.
Our express delivery option requires you to complete pre-course learning before attendance.
Learner Support
Learner support’ includes any educational and support services that a learner may need to assist them in their training.
We need to identify any particular requirements such as literacy, numeracy, English language or physical capabilities that learners would need to complete each course, and develop strategies to make support available where gaps are identified.
You will be asked at course registration to identify any support need you may need. This will be flagged to your trainer/assessor so they are aware and can provide appropriate support.
You should contact us to discuss any particular support requirements you may have before enrolment and to understand the physical requirements of CPR training as an example.
Reasonable Adjustment – Learning difficulties
Enrolment in this training requires participants to provide details on any learning or physical difficulties which may impact on their training outcomes. This may include any language, literacy, or numeracy issues.
Students may also discuss any special needs with your assessor, who may be able to make any required, reasonable adjustment to the assessments to meet these needs. Please note the requirements under physical activity below.
Reasonable adjustment may include access to paper-based assessments due to technical or access issues to online assessment systems in a particular workplace. Additional time, fees, or charges may apply for this standard delivery option.
Please note, to be deemed competent in any unit requiring CPR or first aid you must be physically able to perform the following (these requirements cannot be changed):
Uninterrupted CPR for at least 2 minutes on an adult manikin placed on the floor
Uninterrupted CPR infant manikin placed on a firm surface.
Additionally, childcare first aid students must perform uninterrupted CPR for at least 2 minutes on an adult manikin placed on the floor
Please speak with us before enrolment assessment if you have any concerns.
Students must have reasonable English language skills, as all units are assessed in English.
Learner Support
Language Literacy numeracy
Please notify us before enrolment if you have any Language Literacy or Numeracy issue. All assessments are conducted in english.
Entry Requirements – Pre requistes
You will be notified of any pre-requistes prior to enrolment for any particular course. While there are no prerequisites for the majority of our courses, you will need to have sufficient English language skills to complete the competency-based and online training.
Under 18
Participants under the age of 18 are required to provide a consent form completed by their legal guardian when they attend training.
Requirements for Completion
You must attend 100% of this our training and satisfactorily complete all the competency-based assessment tasks.
Unique Student Identifier Number (USI)
From 1 January 2015, anyone undertakes nationally recognised training delivered by a Registered Training Organisation will need to have a Unique Student Identifier (USI). If you have not yet applied for a USI, you will have to do so before attending training with us.
Finding your USI Number
If you require help in obtaining one, please contact the office. If you are unable or choose not to provide a USI, or have an exemption granted under the Student Identifiers Act 2014. Then your training outcome will not be recorded on your USI account and will not be available in future years as part of the authenticated USI transcript service. More information is available about USI numbers on our website here.
Student Services Information and Policies
We have a student services webpage that provides information for students here
Our student handbook, refunds, terms, and conditions and our policies on are available in the footer of this website. Students can access these at any time. Information for students is provided in the student handbook.
Recognition of Prior Learning
We offer recognition of existing skills and knowledge, please refer to our Student Handbook or website here for more information.
Assessment Requirements for
UETDRRF004 Perform rescue from a live LV panel
UETDRRF004 Perform rescue from live LV panel previously known as UETTDRRF06, standards are set for all Australian vocational accredited training providers. They must follow the assessment guidelines set out by The Australian Skills Quality Authority “promotes quality training so that students, employers, and industry can have confidence in Australia’s training sector”. (ASQA)
Attendance is required to demonstrate competence, so we provide training at our venues in Ballina, Lismore. Alstonville and Byron Bay. We can also complete our courses onsite or at other venues in all Northern NSW or North Coast towns.
Private educational providers like International Paramedic College, The Red Cross and St John Ambulance, we are fully regulated by The Australian Government’s Skills Quality Authority (ASQEA) to provide the health and safety qualifications we deliver. Our regulation is through this national government accreditation body to provide professional courses and accredited qualifications like our CPR LVR Course UETDRRF004 is recognised nationally as the standard requirement for training in Australia.
It is how training providers interpret and deliver the content that provides the learner with a quality training experience.
Unit Of competency
Modification History
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Release 1. This is the first release of this unit of competency in the UET Transmission, Distribution and Rail Sector Training Package Release 2.0. |
Application
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This unit covers the performance of rescue procedures from live low voltage (LV) apparatus, not including overhead lines and underground cables in the workplace. It specifies the mandatory requirements of rescue from a live LV panel and how they apply in the context of transmission, distribution or rail work functions. It encompasses responsibilities for health, safety and risk management processes at all operative levels and adherence to safety practices as part of the normal way of doing work. The application of the skills and knowledge described in this unit may require a licence/registration to practice in the workplace, subject to regulations for undertaking of electrical work. Other conditions may apply under state and territory legislative and regulatory licensing requirements, which must be confirmed prior to commencing this unit. |
Pre-requisite Unit
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HLTAID009 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
Competency Field
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Refresher Training |
Unit Sector
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Not applicable. |
Elements and Performance Criteria
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PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
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Elements describe the essential outcomes. |
Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
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Prepare to perform rescue procedures from live LV panel |
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Instruction in hazards and risk control measures for specific work functions and work areas are identified and obtained |
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Electricity isolation point is identified and labelled, where appropriate |
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Tools and emergency equipment are checked for safety, functionality and placed in an accessible location to facilitate response and rescue according to established procedures |
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Carry out rescue from live LV panel |
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Workplace procedures and work instructions for controlling risk are followed |
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Workplace procedures for accessing and isolating the LV panel and removing the victim, where necessary, from contact with live apparatus are followed |
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Workplace procedures for applying cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), if required at the site, and gaining access to treatment by a medical professional, if necessary, are followed |
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The worksite is secured and entry controlled until appropriate authorities inspect and release the site |
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Complete the LV panel rescue procedure |
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Processes for reporting accidents and/or incidents to authorised personnel are confirmed in accordance with established procedures |
Foundation Skills
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Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency. |
Range of Conditions
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Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment. Non-essential conditions may be found in the UET Transmission, Distribution and Rail Sector Training Package Companion Volume Implementation Guide. |
Unit Mapping Information
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This unit replaces and is equivalent to UETTDRRF06 Perform rescue from a live LV panel. |
Links
Companion Volume Implementation Guides are found in VET Net – https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=229bace1-b7bc-4653-9300-dffb13ecfad7
Assessment requirements
Modification History
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Release 1. This is the first release of this unit of competency in the UET Transmission, Distribution and Rail Sector Training Package Release 2.0. |
Performance Evidence
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Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on one occasion and include: |
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Knowledge Evidence
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Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all the requirements of the elements and performance criteria, and include knowledge of: |
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Assessment Conditions
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Assessors must hold credentials specified within the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment. Assessment must satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence and all regulatory requirements included within the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment. Assessment must occur in workplace operational situations where it is appropriate to do so; where this is not appropriate, assessment must occur in simulated conditions involving realistic and authentic activities that replicate operational workplace conditions. Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate. Resources for assessment must include access to:
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Links
Companion Volume Implementation Guides are found in VET Net – https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=229bace1-b7bc-4653-9300-dffb13ecfad7
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