WP1323 - Working Near Overhead and Underground Electric Lines

Electricity Entity Requirements:
Working Near Overhead and Underground Electric Lines

        Note that the Electricity Entity only provides information on underground electrical assets
        it owns. Contact the owner of any privately owned underground electrical assets for
        details of their assets located at site.
       The Electricity Entity retains copyright of all plans and details provided in connection to
        your request.
       DBYD plans or other details are provided for the use of the DBYD applicant, its servants,
        or agents, for the sole purpose of the applicant’s responsibilities in relation to the
        Electricity Entity underground electrical assets and shall not be used for any other
        purpose.
       DBYD plans are diagrams only and indicate the presence of Electricity Entity underground
        electrical assets in the general vicinity of the geographical area shown. Exact ground
        cover and alignments cannot be given with any certainty; as such levels can change over
        time.
       On receipt of DBYD plans and before commencing excavation work or similar activities
        near Electricity Entity’s underground electrical assets, carefully locate this plant first to
        avoid damage.
       The Electricity Entity, its servants or agents shall not be liable for any loss or damage
        caused or occasioned by the use of plans and of details so supplied to the DBYD
        applicant, its servants or agents, and the DBYD applicant agrees to indemnify the
        Electricity Entity against any claim or demand for any such loss or damage to the DBYD
        applicant, its servants, or agents or to any third party.
       The constructor is responsible for all damages to the Electricity Entity underground
        electrical assets when work commences prior to obtaining DBYD plans, or at any time
        after that for failure to follow agreed instructions contained in this document or any other
        advice provided by the Electricity Entity.
       By undertaking any work, you acknowledge that the Electricity Entity reserves all rights to
        recover compensation for loss or damage to the Electricity Entity caused by interference
        or damage, including consequential loss and damage to its cable network, or other
        property.
       Be aware that some underground conduits may contain asbestos. Refer to “Code of
        Practice for the Management and Control of Asbestos in Workplace [NOHSC: 2018
        (2005)]” for guidance.

6.3. When Working in the Vicinity of Electricity Entity Underground Electrical Assets,
     You Must Observe the Following Conditions

6.3.1       Records
The first step before any excavation commences is to obtain DBYD plans of Electricity Entity
underground electrical assets in the vicinity of the work. For new work, records should be
obtained during the planning and design stage. The records provided by DBYD must be made
available to all relevant work groups on site. Where underground electrical asset information is
transferred to plans for the proposed work, care must be exercised that important detail is not
lost in the process.




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