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