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Wireless communications rigger (level 2)

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Supporting the UK’s cellular network and its infrastructure.

• Knowledge, skills and behaviours:
  View knowledge, skills and behaviours

  Knowledge

  • Current industry health, safety and environmental legislation such as The Working at Height Regulations (2005), and company-specific requirements for safe working practices
  • Hazards of exposure to radio-frequency energy and the associated safe working practices and relevant legislation such as The Control of Electromagnetic Fields at Work regulations 2016
  • Personal site safety responsibilities, hazards, risks and control measures
  • The methods and procedures for recording, reporting and dealing with hazards and risks and the necessary control measures required
  • The hierarchy of risk
  • Responding to problems and emergencies in the work place and providing suitable solutions
  • The inspection and maintenance of Personal Protective Equipment and the procedures to follow when detecting defects or damage
  • The Radio Frequency spectrum including current and future technologies and the main difference between frequencies within the full radio spectrum
  • The key components of a wireless telecom site and their functions
  • The types, sizes and weights of key site components such as Antennas, Amplifiers and duplexing units
  • The correct network installation and Network Operators’ testing requirements
  • The tools and equipment used in to install, maintain and decommission sites
  • Site schematic drawings and radio design scopes
  • Radio Frequency monitoring equipment functions and working parameters
  • Structure integrity and the importance of permanent attachment whilst working at height
  • The safe access, egress and rescue plans for working at height
  • The hazards and risks associated with working at height - including the work environment
  • The loads and forces that are applied when rigging and how to estimate them
  • Permissible loads on structures
  • Slings, knots and other attachment techniques for the safe lifting and lowering of materials and equipment to height
  • The importance of effective communication
  • The need for positive working relationships
  • Verbal and non-verbal signs and signals

  Skills

  • Apply relevant safety legislation, codes of practice and safe working practices to self and others within the working environment
  • Safely use, store and maintain tools and equipment in accordance with manufacturer’s and the employer’s operational and health and safety requirements including Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) and asbestos awareness
  • Follow accident reporting and security procedures, deal with security breaches in the workplace following organisational processes
  • Carry out and document an onsite dynamic risk assessment complying with a valid safe system of work
  • Select and deploy workplace signage and guarding
  • Carry out first aid
  • Carry out antenna installation, alignment, optimisation and testing to network requirements
  • Carry out installation, earthing and termination of coax and fibre following manufacturers and operators’ installation specifications
  • Carry out installation and demonstrate the technical understanding of the key components of a wireless telecom site
  • Use an Open, Short and Precision Load in the testing of cables and antenna systems for impedance and loss
  • Select and use work restraint, work positioning and fall arrest equipment following manufacturer’s instructions and company policy
  • Use slings, knots and other attachment techniques to safely lift and lower materials and equipment
  • Safely Work at height applying the correct tower climbing techniques
  • Works comfortably and competently on any site type (rooftop, Greenfield, street works) Correctly use fall arrest systems
  • Correctly select and use appropriate tools and equipment when working at height
  • Carry out a rescue from a tower or a structure using snatch and assisted lower techniques
  • Read, interpret and work to technical drawings and designs
  • Effectively communicate with all stakeholders including colleagues, contractors and members of the public
  • Effectively contribute to the team and develop positive working relationships
  • Apply verbal and non-verbal signs and signals when communicating as part of a

  Behaviours

  • Work safely and reliably by taking responsibility for their own and others’ health, safety and security. Report accidents, near misses and unsafe conditions and practices without delay. Challenge unsafe behaviours and incorrect work practices and procedures
  • Take responsibility for their own actions and standards of work. Be aware of the limits of their own competence and seek advice when required. Cooperate with employers, other employees and site providers to ensure that their competence is maintained and up to date
  • Show enthusiasm and a willingness to learn. Be able to work independently, using initiative to solve problems and plan and organise workloads. Act with integrity, and be respectful of others, honest and reliable. Deliver a professional service to all customers
  • Continually developing personally and professionally following current legislative and industry regulations and guidelines
• Apprenticeship category (sector): Construction and the built environment
• Qualification level: 2; Equal to GCSE
• Course duration: 18 months
• Maximum funding: £12,000 ; Maximum government funding for ; apprenticeship training and assessment costs.
• Job titles include:
  • Wireless Communications Rigger
  • Rigging Engineer
  • Telecomms Rigger

View more information about Wireless communications rigger (level 2) from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.