Title Page
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Pit Number
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Site
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Personnel present
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Location
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Conducted on
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Prepared by
Health and Safety
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Compliant to Health and Safety as per UFF and contractors policy, OSH guidelines.
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Have you signed onto site.
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Take a photo of the Sign on sheet (ensure the correct focus)
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Have you sighted the contractors JSA.
Pit Excavation / Placement
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Pit has been positioned as per design rules.
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Placement is correct - 3m away from poles, 5m from an intersection, safe from traffic where local conditions allow.
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Excavation is correct, 150 - 200mm deeper than the pit, 300 - 400mm around the sides of the pit.
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The bottom of the excavation conforms with the general ground slope.
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Base foundation - a minimum of 100mm layer of rammed crusher dust free from foreign material.
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Additional notes and comments.
Duct Entry
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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.
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Is the alignment correct.
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Duct enters the narrowest end of the pit.
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Pit internals
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Photograph overview of the manhole internal to show entire pit layout.
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Ducts installed on one side only to leave room for the joint enclosure and fibre loop management.
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Ducts position into pit, a minimum of 50mm from the floor and 100mm from the pit wall is desirable.
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Duct separation from other ducts, minimum of 25mm (to allow installation of the pit bush).
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Duct hole size is correct - 20mm duct = 30mm hole, 50mm duct = 66mm hole, 100mm duct = 123mm hole.
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100mm Starter Duct installed for multiple entries.
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Starter duct fitted with pit bush.
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Gaps around pit bush sealed with approved sealant where necessary.
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All ducts sealed with ROCPAC. (7 way 14/10mm duct entry exempt in accordance with TU 028)
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Additional Notes / Comments.
Reinstatement
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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.
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record issues observed. Take a photo of the ground penetration using the pit lifter.
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Reinstatement around the pit correct and complete.
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Photograph the overview of manhole surround from different angles.
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Pit left clean and tidy inside.
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Lid placed correctly locked and bung installed.
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Is there any further information that should be recorded that has not been mentioned in the audit?
Labeling
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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.
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Photograph label if not captured above.
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If transition tubes are used are the labels present and correct.
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Close-up photograph of all labels (ensure focus is correct)
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Multi-ducts present and correct.
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Close-up photograph of all labels (ensure focus is correct)
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If splice enclosure is present, is it labelled and in the correct format.
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Close-up photograph of all labels (ensure focus is correct)
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Fibre sheath labels present and in the correct format.
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Close-up photograph of all labels (ensure focus is correct) .
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Is there any further information that should be recorded that has not been mentioned in the audit?
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Signature of auditor