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  • Pit Number

  • Site

  • Personnel present

  • Location
  • Conducted on

  • Prepared by

Health and Safety

  • Compliant to Health and Safety as per UFF and contractors policy, OSH guidelines.

  • Have you signed onto site.

  • Take a photo of the Sign on sheet (ensure the correct focus)

  • Have you sighted the contractors JSA.

Pit Excavation / Placement

  • Pit has been positioned as per design rules.

  • Placement is correct - 3m away from poles, 5m from an intersection, safe from traffic where local conditions allow.

  • Excavation is correct, 150 - 200mm deeper than the pit, 300 - 400mm around the sides of the pit.

  • The bottom of the excavation conforms with the general ground slope.

  • Base foundation - a minimum of 100mm layer of rammed crusher dust free from foreign material.

  • Additional notes and comments.

Duct Entry

  • Pit layout

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  • Multi-ducts bundles trench or drill shot gradually aligns with the entry points into the pit where local conditions allow.

  • Is the alignment correct.

  • Duct enters the narrowest end of the pit.

  • Pit internals

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  • Photograph overview of the manhole internal to show entire pit layout.

  • Ducts installed on one side only to leave room for the joint enclosure and fibre loop management.

  • Ducts position into pit, a minimum of 50mm from the floor and 100mm from the pit wall is desirable.

  • Duct separation from other ducts, minimum of 25mm (to allow installation of the pit bush).

  • Duct hole size is correct - 20mm duct = 30mm hole, 50mm duct = 66mm hole, 100mm duct = 123mm hole.

  • 100mm Starter Duct installed for multiple entries.

  • Starter duct fitted with pit bush.

  • Gaps around pit bush sealed with approved sealant where necessary.

  • All ducts sealed with ROCPAC. (7 way 14/10mm duct entry exempt in accordance with TU 028)

  • Additional Notes / Comments.

Reinstatement

  • Correct backfill and compaction used. Layer compaction of 200mm of earth.<br>Tap the side of the pit to listen for hollow sounds. If the surround is soil, probe the surround with the pit lifters to check ground density.

  • record issues observed. Take a photo of the ground penetration using the pit lifter.

  • Reinstatement around the pit correct and complete.

  • Photograph the overview of manhole surround from different angles.

  • Pit left clean and tidy inside.

  • Lid placed correctly locked and bung installed.

  • Is there any further information that should be recorded that has not been mentioned in the audit?

Labeling

  • Labelling Examples
    Manhole Label - HW0004
    Splice Enclosure -HW0004A, HW0004B
    Feeder duct- HMW_402[0004A], HMW_402[0004Y],HMW_402[0004Z],HMW_402[0004X]
    Feeder cable sheath into a splice enclosure - HMW102[0004A], HMW102[0004Y],HMW102[0004Z],HMW102[0004X]
    Feeder cable sheath for a coil - HMW402[0004]
    ADSS cable sheath - HW54763_A1[0004A]


  • Is the manhole label present and in the correct format.

  • Photograph label if not captured above.

  • If transition tubes are used are the labels present and correct.

  • Close-up photograph of all labels (ensure focus is correct)

  • Multi-ducts present and correct.

  • Close-up photograph of all labels (ensure focus is correct)

  • If splice enclosure is present, is it labelled and in the correct format.

  • Close-up photograph of all labels (ensure focus is correct)

  • Fibre sheath labels present and in the correct format.

  • Close-up photograph of all labels (ensure focus is correct) .

  • Is there any further information that should be recorded that has not been mentioned in the audit?

  • Signature of auditor

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