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Document No.
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Client / Site
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Conducted on
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Prepared by
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Personnel interviewed and accompanying auditor
Procedure
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Is there a written and approved site electrical procedure?
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Has it been communicated to the employees and contractors?
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Is there a written and approved site high voltage procedure?
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Has it been communicated to the employees and contractors?
Electricians
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Has a competent electrician been appointed as the person, responsible for electrical works, in writing by the general manager?
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Are all electricians qualified and tested to be competent?
Permit and Lockout
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Has all electrically energised equipment been locked out, tagged, de energised and tested to be de enerised prior to commencement of work?
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Has an isolation and permit to work been obtained if work is to be done on electrically energised equipment?
Work near power lines
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Work near power lines is defined as no less than 9 meters horizontal distance when support poles are wooden and no less than 15 meters when support poles are metal.
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Has a permit to work been obtained if the work is to be conducted near power lines?
Purchasing electrical equipment
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Are, as a minimum, SA standards used for the purchase of electrical equipment and is there a purchasing specification that ensures this?
Portable electrical tools
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Do all portable and electricl tools have earth leakage switch and a safe start/stop switch?
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Are portable electrical tools inspected (register) and tagged by an electrician on a monthly basis?
High Voltage
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Only trained qualified HV electricians may gain access and work on HV equipment.
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Access (gates, and devices to prevent climbing) to high voltage areas is locked when no work is being performed.
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Has a permit to work been obtained prior to work on HV equipment?
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Has an HV permit been obtained prior to work on HV equipment and is this readily available?
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Is a risk assessment conducted prior to commencement of work and is the condition of the poles mentioned?
