WP1323 - Working Near Overhead and Underground Electric Lines

Electricity Entity Requirements:
Working Near Overhead and Underground Electric Lines


                                                      Table of Contents
        1. Purpose and Scope ............................................................................................................................ 3
        2. Definitions, Abbreviations and Acronyms ........................................................................................... 3
        3. References ......................................................................................................................................... 4
        4. About This Guide ................................................................................................................................ 5
        4.1. Who does the Electrical Safety Code of Practice 2010 - Working Near Overhead and Underground
        Electric Lines and Electricity Entity Requirements apply to? ..................................................................... 5
        4.2. Are you working or planning to work near overhead or underground electric lines? ......................... 5
        4.2.1 Work near overhead electric lines .................................................................................................... 6
        4.2.2 Exclusion Zones ............................................................................................................................... 6
        4.2.3 Work near underground electrical lines (underground electrical assets) ......................................... 8
        4.3. Obtaining Safety Advice ..................................................................................................................... 8
        4.4. Authorised Person and how to become one?..................................................................................... 8
        4.5. Contacting Electricity Entity for Safety Advice or Authorised Person Enquiries................................. 9
        5. Overhead Electric Lines...................................................................................................................... 9
        5.1. Isolation of supply to customer installation to eliminate exclusion zone around LV service line ...... 10
        5.2. Operating Plant ................................................................................................................................. 11
        5.3. Scaffolding Requirements................................................................................................................. 12
        5.4. High Load transport under Overhead Electric Lines ........................................................................ 15
        5.5. Additional Details and Fact Sheets on Electricity Entity Requirements ........................................... 15
        6. Underground Electrical Assets ......................................................................................................... 16
        6.1. Responsibilities When Working in the Vicinity of Electricity Entity Underground Electrical Assets . 16
        6.2. Conditions of Supply of Information .................................................................................................. 16
        6.3. When Working in the Vicinity of Electricity Entity Underground Electrical Assets, You Must Observe
        the Following Conditions .......................................................................................................................... 17
        6.3.1 Records .......................................................................................................................................... 17
        6.3.2 Location of underground electrical assets ..................................................................................... 18
        6.3.3 Remote or On-Site Cable Location conducted by Electricity Entity ............................................... 18
        6.3.4 Electrical Cables ............................................................................................................................ 19
        6.3.5 Separation from Electricity Entity underground electrical assets ................................................... 19
        6.4. Additional Details and Fact Sheets on Electricity Entity Requirements ........................................... 20
        7. Excavation ........................................................................................................................................ 21
        7.1. Excavating near Poles and Stay Wires ............................................................................................ 21
        7.1.1 Certified Engineering Assessment ................................................................................................. 22
        7.2. Excavating Near Underground Electrical Assets .............................................................................. 23
        7.2.1 Excavating Parallel to Underground Electrical Assets ................................................................... 23
        7.2.2 Excavating Across Underground Electrical Assets ........................................................................ 23
        7.2.3 Heavy Machinery Operation Over Underground Electrical Assets ................................................ 24
        7.2.4 Directional Boring Near Underground Electrical Assets ................................................................ 24
        7.2.5 Hydro Vac Operation ...................................................................................................................... 24
        7.3. Blasting ............................................................................................................................................. 24
        8. Reporting Damage Caused to Overhead or Underground Electric Lines ........................................ 24
        9. Infrastructure near Electric Lines ...................................................................................................... 25
        9.1. Easements and Wayleaves .............................................................................................................. 25


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9 June 2015                                                                                                                         EE BS001405R107 Ver 2
                               Joint Reference Document between Energex and Ergon Energy
                         Energex Limited ABN 40 078 849 055  Ergon Energy Corporation Limited ABN 50 087 646 062