QUALITY FIELD INSPECTION CHECKLIST - CABLE HAULING

• Inspection Date :

  Date

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• Document Number :

• FSAM / FDA Code :

• Inspection / Job I.D. :

• Staff / Sub-Contractor Name :

• Project Number (VPL use only) :

• Field Manager Responsible :

• Location
  Address

• 1. OH&S Risks identified and addressed.<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 2. Environmental Risks Identified.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 3. Emergency contacts known.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 4. Dial Before You Dig (DYBD) Plans on site.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5. Employees inducted & competent (VPL ID).

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 6. Dedicated waste / disposal area allocated.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7. Environmental controls have been forwarded to the field.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 8. Guards / Barriers / Signs positioned in correct locations.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 9. Traffic / Pedestrian Management in place.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 10. Traffic Management Plan completed.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 11. Temporary reinstatement completed.<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 12. Removal of Guards / Barriers / Signs.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 13. JSA & SWMS completed.<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 14. Practical Completion documents complete and accurate.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

4.1 Underground Fibre Optic Hauling (DSS,LSS & MSS).

• 1. Cable coiled neatly.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• 2. Cable installed in correct duct.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• 3. Correct size cable installed.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• 4. Optical Fibre cable supported and/or housed to required specification.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• 5. Bend radius not exceeded in looped cables.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• 6. Sufficient cable length for enclosure housing etc.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• 7. If direct buried warning tape 300mm above cable / marker posts installed.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• 8. Marker Posts installed in rural areas/where the topography requires this level of marking.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• 9. No cuts or damage in cable exposing fibres.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• 10. Is the correct kevlar hauling rope being used.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 11. End caps fitted.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• 12. Optical Fibre Cables labelled to specification.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• 13. Carrier notifications submitted (hauling over existing cable etc.)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 14. Cable housed so not to impede any third party assets.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• 15. Maintenance loops as per NBN Co. design rules and detailled design.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• 16. Cables are not laced with other networks.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• 17. Duct seals installed as required.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• 18. Site left safe.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• 19. Checked with "As Built" Data/Design (sheath ID, meter readings, maintenance loops etc.)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

4.2 Underground Multiport Feeder Haul.

• 1. Correct size multiport feeder cables used as per design.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• 2. Coil and leave in pits, 15 metres of cable at the hauled end for splicing into the AJL enclosure and 3 metres at the other end to connect to the multiport.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• 3. Correct conduit selected and the fibre secured to hauling rope.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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4.3 Aerial Cable Installation (LSS).

• 1. Correct separation from LV and HV cables met in accordance with the Local Utility Provider.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• 2. Min ground clearance over roads, driveways etc. adhered to.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• 3. Minimum bend radius for both tensioned & non tensioned cable adhered to.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• 4. Aerial flex nap access point alignment marker (access point is 1.8m from centre of pole).

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• 5. Cable twist every 10 metres.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• 6. Pole attachments - all pole attachments as per design.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• 7. Warning labels - signs fitted where required.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• 8. Cover guards fitted to cables going up poles from underground.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• 9. Site left safe.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• 10. Birth Certificate captured.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 11. Checked with "As Built" Data/Design (Pit, pole and riser location, GPS, etc.)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 12. Aerial Cable Installation meets all other design document specifications and approved variations.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• 13. Cable clear of vegitation. If not install tree guard protection.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• 14. When deviations from pole to pole of more than 10 degrees occur along the route specified support brackets are fitted.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• 15. Temporary cable blocks used where required.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• 16. Aerial Sag as per design (See Sag Tables).

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• 17. Aerial cable fixing as per specification for transformer, switch, street light control box, termination 10% deviation pole (dead ends) etc.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• 18. Pole attachments - metal banding, hooks, brackets, etc. are as per design. No more than 40mm of bolt exiting the pole.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• 19. Steel plastic coated cable tie or strap used at join of messenger component and cable component to prevent further separation of messenger and cable.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• 20. Cable tagged correctly, area code, cable number, fibre count, fibre number range, cable section identified (Birth Certificate captured), Metre marks and all relevant data captured.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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