SKSL7 Install wiring for practical equipment

Overview 

This standard is about checking practical equipment against the lighting list, installing fixtures and fittings, and installing props equipment for the shoot. This standard also covers assessing lighting requirements, identifying the power requirements, and installing and testing fluorescent lighting.

This standard is for those working as Lighting technicians, Best Boys and Gaffers.

This standard covers the knowledge of and operating within the electrical standards and approved codes of practice with codes BS7671 and BS7909.

 

Performance Criteria

You must be able to:

  1. co-ordinate and confirm lighting requirements with the person responsible, prior to commencing with the installation
  2. assess and agree with the responsible person that the equipment is fit for purpose and safe for use
  3. ensure that the equipment meets insulation resistance and loading requirements
  4. ensure that the equipment is electrically protected, earthed and fused
  5. test the equipment and installation for electrical and operational safety prior to use
  6. assess and meet the power requirements for the installation
  7. assess the power and compatibility of the different types of fluorescent ballasts in use
  8. identify potential hazards, and report these to the person in charge
  9. install fixtures and fittings, and ensure that they meet health and safety requirements
  10. find and remedy faults with the lighting equipment and installation
  11. power up the equipment prior to use to ensure that it meets the production's requirements
  12. use all practical fittings and fixings at the correct design ratings
  13. utilise wiring systems for all types of neon and fluorescent tubes
  14. identify and label any non-standard voltages
  15. operate the equipment / installation
  16. instruct others in the safe use of any equipment

 

Knowledge and Understanding

You need to know and understand:

  1. the relevant health and safety regulations
  2. the relevant electrical standards and codes of practice and how to apply these
  3. the importance of planning practical wiring and systems to take account of phasing and loading
  4. how to leave enough scope for adjustment to the practical equipment once fitted
  5. the importance of knowing which cable and connectors are suitable for the use required
  6. the differences between series and parallel wiring, and how to use fusing, the use of circuit breakers, and when to use Residual Current Devices (RCDs)
  7. how to check that the intended property department equipment is compatible with the available electrical supply, and that it will function as intended
  8. when and how to test equipment and installation to comply with regulations
  9. how to identify, prior to use, that old equipment required for use can be made to conform with the relevant electrical standards and codes of practice
  10. the implications of power factor correction particularly fluorescent lighting
  11. how to fit and use lighting, including fluorescent lighting and starting systems
  12. how to find and remedy any faults with the equipment and installation
  13. how to use specialty lighting e.g. neon, LED, laser and starting systems
  14. how to use extra low voltages up to 50VAC or 110VDC
  15. how to provide protection for the sub-circuit connection
  16. how to restore equipment to its original specification after use
  17. the importance of ensuring that the installation represents no danger to the crew or performers
  18. how to instruct others in the safe use of the equipment when performers or unqualified personnel are expected to operate it