NGA - Wellington Third Party Pole Inspection Form

• Service order number

• Customer Address

• Prepared by

• Pole Inspection Date

  Date

• Date of installation (For dispatch purposes)

  Date

• Pole Owner

  Wellington Electricity

  Trolley Bus Poles

  Electra

  Power Co

• Power Co - Do not continue unless you have completed the Power Co induction. Send completed form to Dispatch for approval. If pole passes personal inspection continue with install.

• Electra - Do not continue unless you have completed the Electra induction. Send completed form to Dispatch. If inducted then continue install after notifying Electra Control Centre on 0800 800 109 prior to climbing pole.

• Trolley Bus Pole - Send completed form to Dispatch for approval. Do don't complete pole work without CAP.

• WE Pole - Send completed form to Dispatch for Consent to utilise pole followed by CAP. Do not climb pole without valid CAP.

Pole visual inspection for UFB services

• Pole ID

• Photo of pole showing pole ID

  Media

• Pole address

• Pole GPS Co-ordinates
  Address

• Accessibility

  2WD

  4WD

  Foot

  Private Land

  Other

• Pole type

  Soft wood

  Hard wood

  Reinforced

  Verindeel

  Pre-Stressed

• Vierendeel pole?

  Yes

  No

• V1 - Less than 395mm on the wide face. Do not climb this pole, scope for underground solution. V2 - between 395mm and 415mm. Continue with form to apply for use, access will be from EWP only. V3- 6 - Greater than 415mm. Continue with form to apply for use.

Assessment for UFB purposes

• Pole Tagged?

  Red

  Yellow

  Blue

• Special Purpose Pole? (Is it Stub pole, brace pole, pole with jockey arms)

  Select Yes > Unsuitable pole No

  • Yes > Unsuitable pole
  • No

• Does the pole support electrical conductors crossing elevated motorways, overpasses or navigable waterways?

  Yes > Unsuitable pole

  No

• Does the pole support electrical conductors crossing limited access motorways, overpasses, waterways or railways?

  Yes > Unsuitable pole

  No

• Is the pole located inside boundary on a ROW, shared driveway, long driveway or any private land?

  Yes > Unsuitable pole

  No

• Is the pole, a double or H-frame pole, supporting transformers, switches (air break switch) or supporting spans longer than 100m?

  Yes > Unsuitable pole

  No

• Is there/will there be Chorus UFB/NGA from the top to bottom of the pole?

  Yes > UG-OH

  No > OH-OH

• Does the pole have multiple aerial cables attached ? (only 3rd Party distribution cables like VF)

  Yes

  No

• Number of services

• Does the pole have an 11kV or higher electricity underground cable riser attached to the pole or does it have electricity earthing conductors installed?

  Yes > Unsuitable pole

  No

Testing

• Testing beyond hammer, probe and visual inspection required?

  Yes

  No

• If yes please explain briefly why testing is required

Photos

• Photo of full aerial fibre route annotating the ownership of each pole

  Media