Training Standard/5358 Install, Control, and Disassemble Lighting

Official standard. This page transcribes or closely follows an official Skilled Trades Ontario, Electrical Safety Authority, or IATSE document. It is provided for reference and convenience only — it is not the authoritative record. Always confirm current requirements against the original source or Skilled Trades Ontario.

Skill Set 5358.0 from the Training Standard. This is the second-largest share of the Certificate of Qualification exam — see Exam Prep.

General Performance Objective

Install, control, and disassemble lighting by performing inspections of lighting systems, installing arc lighting sources, maintaining arc lighting sources, installing manually focused luminaires and other lighting devices, focusing manually focused luminaires and other lighting devices, installing automated luminaires and other automated lighting devices, testing control systems and data infrastructures, and disassembling lighting and lighting devices, according to regulatory requirements, codes, job requirements, manufacturers' recommendations and specifications, site conditions, company policies and procedures, and safety requirements.

Skills

5358.01 Perform inspection of lighting systems

Including luminaires and other lighting devices, support systems, dimmers, panels, boxes, overcurrent protection devices, cables, connectors, strain reliefs, mechanical connections, and batteries, by checking for approval markings, wear, obstructions, cracks, light levels, odour, and defective components.

5358.02 Install arc lighting sources

Including disconnects, overcurrent protection devices, cables, connectors, strain reliefs, mechanical connections, ballasts/power supplies, rectifiers, and batteries, by mounting, connecting, and adjusting.

5358.03 Maintain arc lighting sources

Checking for approval markings, wear, light levels, obstructions, cracks, odour, damage, and smoke; exchanging, reconditioning, aligning, or removing devices and components from service.

5358.04 Install manually focused luminaires and other lighting devices

Including barn doors, snoots, irises, shutters, colour media, scrollers, light diffusers, patterns, scrims, support systems, and dimmers, by checking for approval markings, wear, obstructions, capacity, cracks, odour, damage, and defective components.

5358.05 Focus manually focused luminaires and other lighting devices

Manually adjusting the mounting, tilt, pan, focus, and internal and external accessories and components, using hand signals, radios and other communication devices.

5358.06 Install automated luminaires and other automated lighting devices

Including dowsers, shutters, scrollers, yokes, lighting effects units, colour changers, pattern rotators, light diffusers, support systems, and dimmers, by checking for approval markings, wear, obstructions, capacity, and defective components; adjusting.

5358.07 Test control systems and data infrastructures

Including lighting control console, remote input devices, cables, and data splitters/repeaters, by checking for line power to units, signal, and addressable units, using data analysers and consoles.

5358.08 Disassemble lighting and lighting devices

Including barn doors, snoots, irises, shutters, colour media, scrollers, light diffusers, patterns, scrims, support systems, disconnects, overcurrent protection devices, cables, connectors, strain reliefs, mechanical connections, ballasts/power supplies, rectifiers, batteries, and dimmers, by ensuring all power is disconnected, disconnecting and separating equipment, tagging defective equipment, and preparing equipment for storage/shipment/travel.

Source: Apprenticeship Training Standard, Skill Set 5358.0, pp.44–48