Maintain & Repair Network Assets For Drinking Water - NWPNET022

This unit supports the attainment of skills and knowledge required to maintain a variety of water distribution assets.

This course describes the skills required to maintain and repair network assets and comprises the following learning outcomes:

• Plan and prepare for work
• Conduct risk assessment for environmental, safety and water quality factors
• Identify network systems operations requirements
• Arrangement of site protection and isolation
• Sterilising of any contaminants before installing fittings and repair materials
• Check maintenance and repairs to assets according to specification requirements
• Review, report and record workplace documentation

Those undertaking this unit would work under indirect supervision, while performing routine tasks, in a familiar context, ensuring minimum damage to the environment.

This unit applies to those working as field staff with specific responsibility for ensuring the repair and maintenance of water assets.