Cooran - Development Application

Proposed nbn Telecommunications Facility on Lot 22 SP148684
Appendix C – Code Assessment



 Specific Outcomes                            Probable Outcomes       Compliance


 Health and safety                            No solution provided.   Complies.

 O11 The development avoids or                                        The nbn compound will be secured by a 2.4 m high
 effectively manages any emissions                                    chainwire fence to prevent public access to
 of light, noise, vibration or radiation                              unauthorised personnel. Warning signs will be
 beyond the site such that—                                           mounted to the external fence and the gate will be
      a) environmental nuisance to                                    locked.
         occupants     or   users    of
                                                                      The facility is designed to operate in compliance with
         surrounding premises is not
                                                                      the mandatory standard for human exposure to EME–
         caused;
                                                                      currently the Radio communications (Electromagnetic
      b) unProbable risks to the
                                                                      Radiation Human Exposure) Standard 2003. Further
         environment or to personal
                                                                      detail is provided in Section 8.11.1 of this report and
         and    public    safety    are
                                                                      an EME Report associated with this site is attached in
         unlikely to be caused; and
                                                                      Appendix E.
      c) public access is restricted to
         meet workplace, health and                                   The proposed facility will not require the installation
         safety requirements.                                         of lighting.

                                                                      Noise and vibration emissions associated with the
                                                                      proposed facility will be limited to the construction
                                                                      phase. Noise generated during the construction phase
                                                                      will be of short duration and will be in accordance with
                                                                      the standards outlined in the Environmental
                                                                      Protection Regulation 1998 and Environmental
                                                                      Protection (Noise) Policy 1997. Construction works
                                                                      will only occur between the hours of 7.00am and
                                                                      6.00pm.

                                                                      There will be some low level noise from the ongoing
                                                                      operation of air conditioning equipment associated
                                                                      with the outdoor cabinets, once installed. Noise