ESV Asset Inspection Auditing Tool

• Site conducted
  Address

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

3.1 Hazard identification, risk assessment and control

• Have appropriate control measures been implemented for the task?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the JSA been revisited when work changes?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

3.5 Use and testing of operating equipment

• Are all testing and operating equipment approved for the particular application?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all testing and operating equipment in test date?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What is the expiry date of the test and tag?

  Date

• Do all testing and operating equipment show the date of next routine test?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all testing and operating equipment visually inspected immediately prior to use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

3.6 Insulating sticks

• Do insulating sticks have a length that provides appropriate insulation from live parts and enables a person using the stick to maintain the applicable safe approach distance at all times?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has consideration been given to the potential for hazardous surface leakage currents when using insulating stick in wet conditions?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

3.8 Ladders

• Are all ladders used on, near or in the vicinity of, exposed live electrical apparatus nonconductive?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

3.9 Personal protective equipment

• Are all persons who may be exposed to possible electric shock, arc flash or other injury from electrical apparatus wearing approved personal protective equipment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does PPE include clothing with wrist to ankle cover and fully enclosed footwear?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is additional PPE used in accordance with the type of work and the risks involved?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

3.10 Tapes and other measuring devices

• Are all tapes and rulers used in the vicinity of live electrical apparatus approved nonconducting?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

4.1 General

• Is all work crew authorisations current for the task being performed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is all work crew training current for the task being performed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

5.3 Handling Objects/Loads

• When objects are being handled manually or by mechanical equipment, has care been exercised to prevent the objects or the mechanical equipment infringing safe approach distances?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• For manual handling, has an appropriate work method and an appropriate number of persons been used to maintain safe approach distances?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

6.1 General

• Has the work party established work practices to ensure persons, mobile plant and unapproved objects do not encroach on the safe approach distances?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has unnecessary approach to electrical apparatus or unnecessary contact with parts not regarded as live been avoided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has necessary approach to electrical apparatus been kept to a minimum and restricted to the period required to perform the work?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has proper consideration of the work space necessary been applied and either working beyond reach or the use of controlled movements to stay outside the SAD measured out from the energised conductor?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

6.2 Safe Approach Distance - Persons

• Are all testing and operating equipment approved for the particular application?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all testing and operating equipment in test date?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What is the expiry date of the test and tag?

  Date

• Do all testing and operating equipment show the date of next routine test?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all testing and operating equipment visually inspected immediately prior to use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

6.2.1 Safe Approach Distance - Normal

• Have instructed persons been instructed by an authorised person or under supervision when working to instructed persons SAD?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have workers deliberately avoided movement which could result in distances being infringed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is work being undertaken from a stable surface?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has appropriate allowance been made for conductor sag and sway?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

6.8 Approach to Live High Voltage Insulated Cables

6.8.1 General

• When work is performed near live high voltage insulated cables, have appropriate precautions been taken to ensure that the insulation of the cables is not damaged?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was pole visualy inspected from top of pole to groundline?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was a visual inspection of pole cap condcuted to check pole cap was secured or missing?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was pole excavated to at least 300m and surface and cracks probed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was sounding of pole carried out around circumference of pole from maximum reach down into excavation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was pole drilled towards centre of pole and in accordance with MEC test hole requirements?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was preservative treatment applied and holes sealed after treatment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was girth measured where external decay was visible and pole diameter reduced?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If pole was leaning, was degree of lean assesed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If fitted, was an inspection of ground stay condcuted?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If pole is reinforced / staked, were screws and bolts tightened and fastening system security inspected?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Did Inspector make appropriate determination of pole serviceability?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was the appropriate priority and damage codes recorded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was labelling and marking required to identify changes in the condition status of the pole installed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If appropriate, was assessment for staking carried out?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was site cleaned up and pole backfilled?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was pole visualy inspected from top of pole to groundline?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was a condition assessment of the pole condcuted to identify cracks, pole girth deterioration and overall shape of the pole?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was a test / examination of the pole condcuted to assess corrosion or vehicle impact?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Were steel poles excavated and excess rust removed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If pole was leaning, was degree of lean assesed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If fitted, was an inspection of ground stay condcuted?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Did Inspector make appropriate determination of pole serviceability?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was the appropriate priority and damage codes recorded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was labelling and marking required to identify changes in the condition status of the pole installed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was site cleaned up and pole backfilled?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was a visual inspection of the crossarm condcuted?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was a visual inspection of the hardware condcuted?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was an ispection of speaders condcuted or assesssmnet of requirement assessed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was a visual assessment of LV service condition and fittings conducted?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was the condition of condcutors, cables, connectors and ties condcuted?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was an assessment of pole mounted assets condcuted?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was vegitation clearance surroundoing the pole, condcutros and cables assessed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was ground clearance of aerial lines assessed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was the appropriate priority and damage codes recorded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was pole visualy inspected from top of pole to groundline?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was pole excavated to at least 300m and surface and cracks probed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was sounding of pole carried out around circumference of pole from maximum reach down into excavation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are datum nails installed at approximately 2200mm above ground level?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are test level nails installed below ground level?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are stake level nails installed at approximately 1000mm above ground level?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was pole drilled towards centre of pole and in accordance with MEC test hole requirements?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was preservative treatment applied and holes sealed after treatment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Did Inspector make appropriate determination of pole serviceability?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was the appropriate priority and damage codes recorded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was labelling and marking required to identify changes in the condition status of the pole installed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If appropriate, was assessment for staking carried out?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was site cleaned up and pole backfilled?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Pole height recorded?

• Pole details recorded?

• Pole diameter recorded?

• Pilodyn measurements recorded?

• Data level measurements recorded?

• Test level measurements recorded?

• Were two deep drill inspection holes drilled if past or active termites identified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was preservative treatment applied and holes sealed after treatment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Did Inspector make appropriate determination of pole serviceability?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was the appropriate priority and damage codes recorded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was labelling and marking required to identify changes in the condition status of the pole installed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If appropriate, was assessment for staking carried out?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was site cleaned up and pole backfilled?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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