Appendix F. Civil Engineering Report Part 2

                                                             Working near
                                                              nbn cables          TM




nbn has partnered with Dial Before You Dig to give you a single point of contact to
get information about nbn underground services owned by nbn and other utility/service
provider in your area including communications, electricity, gas and other services. Contact
with underground power cables and gas services can result in serious injury to the worker, and
damage and costly repairs. You must familiarise yourself with all of the Referral Conditions
(meaning the referral conditions referred to in the DBYD Notice provided by nbn).



Practice safe work habits
Once the DBYD plans are reviewed, the Four P’s of Excavation should be adopted in conjunction with your safe
work practices (which must be compliant with the relevant state Electrical Safety Act and Safe Work Australia
“Excavation Work Code of Practice”, as a minimum) to ensure the risk of any contact with underground nbn
assets are minimised.




Plan: Plan your job         Pothole: Non-destructive     Protect: Protecting and      Proceed: Proceed only
ensuring the plans          potholing (i.e. hand         supporting the exposed       when the appropriate
received are current and    digging or hydro             nbn underground asset        planning, potholing and
apply to the work to be     excavation) should           is the responsibility of     protective measures are in
performed. Also check for   be used to positively        the worker. Exclusion        place.
any visual cues that may    locate nbn underground       zones for nbn assets are
indicate the presence of    assets with minimal risk     clearly stated in the plan
services not covered in     of contact and service       and appropriate controls
the DBYD plans.             damage.                      must be implemented to
                                                         ensure that encroachment
                                                         into the exclusion zone
                                                         by machinery or activities
                                                         with the potential to
                                                         damage the asset is
                                                         prevented.