EXPOSURE TO UNINTENDED DISCHARGE OF ELECTRICITY

• Document No.

• Audit Title

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Personnel

• Corridor

  Telarah-Acacia Ridge Corridor

  Sydney-Craigieburn Corridor

  Kalgoorlie-Cootamundra Corridor

  Melbourne-Crystal Brook Corridor

Ensure access permit (where necessary) is in place before working on or around electrical infrastructure

• Poor - No permit is in place.
  Fair - Permit in place.
  Good - Permit and in placed and workers informed.
  Best Practice - Permit in place and all workers full briefed on details of permit.

• How would you describe the use of permits?

  Poor

  Fair

  Good

  Best Practice

Ensure the Pre Work Brief has been conducted and all workers understand and maintain the briefed Safe Approach Distances for both workers and equipment.

• Poor - Pre work brief conducted but little communication on safe work distances.
  Fair - Pre work Brief conducted and safe approach distances stated.
  Good - Pre Work Brief conducted and active discussion on safe approach distances for workers and equipment.
  Best Practice - Pre Work Brief conducted with good 2 way discussion around safe approach distances, limits of machinery and the use of spotters to ensure distances are not encroached.

• How would you describe that all workers understand and maintain the briefed Safe Approach Distances for both workers and equipment?

  Poor

  Fair

  Good

  Best Practice

Ensure appropriate PPE and non-conducting materials are being used.

• Poor - Insufficient or inaccurate PPE for the task.
  Fair - Adequate PPE for the task.
  Good - Adequate PPE for the task, non conductive materials being used. Signage in place at point of hazard.
  Best Practice - Electrical source to be isolated before works commence. Adequate PPE for the task, non conductive materials being used. Signage in place at point of hazard.

• How would you describe the use of appropriate PPE and non-conducting materials are being used?<br>

  Poor

  Fair

  Good

  Best Practice

Dial Before You Dig

• Poor - DBYD not completed.
  Fair - DBYD completed but search not carried out accurately.
  Good - DBYD completed, services located and marked on ground.
  Best Practice - DBYD completed and service exposed by non-destructive digging. Service and DBYD plans available on site with work crew.

• How would you describe the Dial Before You Dig process?

  Poor

  Fair

  Good

  Best Practice