WP1323 - Working Near Overhead and Underground Electric Lines

Electricity Entity Requirements:
Working Near Overhead and Underground Electric Lines

6.      UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL ASSETS
6.1. Responsibilities When Working in the Vicinity of Electricity Entity Underground
     Electrical Assets
Everyone has a legal “Duty of Care” that must be observed when working in the vicinity of
underground electrical assets which includes underground cables, conduits and other
associated underground equipment. When discharging this “Duty of Care” in relation to
Electricity Entity underground electrical assets, the following points must be considered:
1.      It is the responsibility of the architect, consulting Engineer, developer, and principal
        contractor in the project planning stages to design for minimal impact and protection of
        Electricity Entity underground electrical assets. The Electricity Entity will provide plans on
        request via DBYD showing the presence of the underground electrical assets to assist at
        this design stage.
2.      It is the constructor’s responsibility to:
        (a)     Anticipate and request DBYD plans of Electricity Entity underground electrical
                assets for a particular location at a reasonable time before earthworks begins.
        (b)     Visually locate Electricity Entity underground electrical assets by use of an
                electronic cable locator followed by careful non-mechanical excavation (potholing
                using hydrovac or hand tools) when earthworks activities may damage or interfere
                with Electricity Entity plant.
        (c)     After completion of steps (a) and (b) above, if there is a risk of the Electricity Entity
                underground electrical assets being damaged or its structural integrity compromised
                by your planned earthworks activities, contact the Electricity Entity (General
                Enquiries phone number – refer page 3) for further advice.
A constructor may include but not limited to designer, project manager, installer, contractor, civil
contractor.
3.      The alignments and boundaries contained within DBYD plans and maps will sometimes
        differ from present alignments and boundaries “on the ground”. Accordingly, in every
        case, the constructor should obtain confirmation of the actual position of Electricity Entity
        cables and pipelines under the road ways by non-mechanical excavation (potholing using
        hydrovac or hand tools) when earthworks activities may damage or interfere with
        Electricity Entity underground electrical assets. In no case should the constructor rely on
        statements of third parties in relation to the position of Electricity Entity underground
        electrical assets.

6.2. Conditions of Supply of Information
       Plans and details of Electricity Entity underground electrical assets provided by DBYD are
        only current for 4 weeks from the date of dispatch and should not be referred to after this
        period, if you go past this time, please re-apply to DBYD as underground services may
        have been updated.
       The Electricity Entity agrees to provide plans if an Electricity
        Entity underground electrical assets location request is made to
        Dial Before You Dig (DBYD) by phone on Freecall “1100”, online
        at www.1100.com.au or the free iPhone Application, only on the
        basis that at least 2 business day notice is given and the DBYD
        applicant agrees to the terms of this agreement.

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9 June 2015                                                                                               EE BS001405R107 Ver 2
                            Joint Reference Document between Energex and Ergon Energy
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