Transmission Site Survey Form

• Auditor Name

• Audit Title

• WP/SP/WO, Network

• Inspection Date

  Date

• Site Name

• Site Address/Location Details
  Address

• Node Manager Code

• Entry Details

  Key

  EACS

• Door/Gate Key Number

• Power Room Key Number

• Site Entry Contact / Number

• Work Summary

• The following items may be required for the Site Survey:
  
  Digital Camera
  
  Mobile Phone
  
  Tape Measure
  
  Tong Meter
  
  Floor Plans
  
  Laser Measurer
  
  Masking Tape & Marker Pen
  
  Torch
  
  PPE
  
  Ladder
  
  Toolkit (screwdrivers etc)

• Other equipments used on-site

Site Hazards - Take 5 HS&E

• Consider issues like, but not limited to the following ...
  
  -Check surroundings i.e. report long grass, problems with accessing site, any obstructions, defective gates/locks, fences.
  
  -Check entry to exchange building, door, EACS, locks, stairs and report any problems to the correct authority.
  
  -Check within the exchange for any hazards like water damage, fire damage, floor, mesh ladders, rubbish and anything to do with the well being of the person conducting the site visit or going to conduct works in this area.
  
  -Check amenities like toilets, lights etc.

• Take 5 assessment done

  Yes

  No

Reportable Site Issues

• •Refer to WINS document (http://objects.in.telstra.com.au/documents/ABS-4585) “Property Fault Reporting” section for links to web forms & contact numbers.
  
  •Refer to Communications Update “Reporting Telstra Network Site Maintenance Issues”

• Are there any issues with the site which will require reporting for correction/remediation?

  Yes

  No

• Urgent issues ONLY
  phone: 1300 363 869
  
  Non-urgent issues use the webform as a 1st option, but phone: 1800 773 080 if necessary.

Delivery access

• Is there access for a delivery truck?

  Yes

  No

Ability to receive equipment

• Are additional mechanical aids required eg: sling, hoist, pallet lifter, air slides, goods lift etc.?

  Yes

  No

• Type:

• If Exchange Hoist is required for equipment delivery, check Hoist Log, will re-certification be required before delivery?<br>-Hoist/Anchor Point certifications are valid for 12 months<br>NOTE: If hoist is decommissioned or out of certification advise PM ASAP<br>

  Yes

  No

• Last Certified:

  Date

Storage, uncrating & transmission room access

• Is there room to uncrate or store equipment?

  Yes

  No

• Is there room to manoeuvre equipment into equipment area?

  Yes

  No

Additional requirements/observations

• Comments as required

Equipment Layout

• Floorplan drawing number

• Include annotation if required

  Drawing

• Attach media if required

  Media

• Additional drawings as required

• Attach media if required

  Media

• Include annotation if required

  Drawing

• FTDB Request Number

• Area Planner name/number

• Proposed rack location for new rack installation (F/S/R)

• Alternative location, if required (F/S/R)

• Additional requirements/observations

Air conditioning or other passive cooling system

• Is cooling sufficient (consider summer conditions)?<br><br>Note: Advise Area Planner if cooling appears inadequate & requires an upgrade.<br>

  Yes

  No

• Type of A/C present

  Central

  Split

  None

• Existing Suite Cooling Class of proposed new rack location?

  H1

  H2

  H3

  H4

Overhead Obstruction

• Are changes required to airconditioning ducting, sprinklers, lighting, power points etc so not to obstruct new overhead superstructure?

  Yes

  No

Cabling Access

• Is access to DDF, Old/New Building, OPS control rooms, alarms etc. required?

  Yes

  No

• Is a new wall penetration required?

  Yes

  No

• Record location on floor plan.

• Attach media if required

  Media

• Include annotation if required

  Drawing

Earthing

• Does the site have an earth mat and connection to it from the service earth bar?

  Yes

  No

• Does the Single Point Connection (SPC Earth) exist?

  Yes

  No

• Record the location of existing/proposed SPC point.

• Attach media if required

  Media

• Include annotation if required

  Drawing

Additional requirements/observations

Ironwork/Troughing

• Existing superstructure type?

• Annotate where necessary

  Drawing

• Attach media where necessary

  Media

• Is a new suite required?

  Yes

  No

• Are existing or will new aisle spacings be to standard?

  Yes

  No

• Refer to 005747-B062 for details.

• Are additional suite support frames required?

  Yes

  No

• If yes, record location.

• Attach media where necessary

  Media

• Annotate where necessary

  Drawing

• Is a Teltray/Unistrut extension required?

  Yes

  No

• Are rack mounting extension brackets required?

  Yes

  No

• Measure distances:

• Flr to lower edge of top bar (mm)

• Ceiling clearance to top of tie bar (mm)

• Attach media where necessary

  Media

• Annotate where necessary

  Drawing

• Is a secondary power trough extension required? (See LOD details)

  Yes

  No

• Are primary power/earthing cable trays required? (See LOD details)

  Yes

  No

• Are Optic Fibre cable trays required?

  Yes

  No

• Are there any engineering requirements or structural drawings required?

  Yes

  No

• Attach media where necessary

  Media

• Annotate where necessary

  Drawing

Suite Lighting

• Is new lighting required?

  Yes

  No

• Record position and no. of new lights

• Attach media where necessary

  Media

• Annotate where necessary

  Drawing

• Are new 240V droppers required?

  Yes

  No

Additional pigtail fibre duct

• Is an extension or new ducting required?

  Yes

  No

• Indicate duct size and proposed mounting arrangement.

• Attach media where necessary

  Media

• Annotate where necessary

  Drawing

Additional requirements/observations

• Note: Primary power is usually assessed through FTDB requests.
  
  During the site survey, check the details below to ensure that the assessment response (if available) is valid.

• FTDB allocated Power System ID. Note: Record this info prior to the site visit.

Primary Power Infrastructure

• Location
  Address

• General Description (DPU/RPS/MRS etc)

• Single or dual plane?

  Single Plane

  Dual Plane

DC Rectifiers

• Power ID (as per FTDB request)

• In-situ & Configuration (eg 2+1)

• Spare Positions (Qty)

• Installed Capacity (Amps)

• Existing Load (Amps)

• Float Voltage (Volts)

Batteries

• Configuration (eg 1+1)

• AH Capacity

• Date installed

  Date

• No of strings and S/I

Plane A

DC Rectifiers

• Power ID (as per FTDB request)

• In-situ & Configuration (eg 2+1)

• Spare Positions (Qty)

• Installed Capacity (Amps)

• Existing Load (Amps)

• Float Voltage (Volts)

Batteries

• Configuration (eg 1+1)

• AH Capacity

• Date installed

  Date

• No of strings and S/I

Plane B

DC Rectifiers

• Power ID (as per FTDB request)

• In-situ & Configuration (eg 2+1)

• Spare Positions (Qty)

• Installed Capacity (Amps)

• Existing Load (Amps)

• Float Voltage (Volts)

Batteries

• Configuration (eg 1+1)

• AH Capacity

• Date installed

  Date

• No of strings and S/I

FTDB Assessment

• FTDB request number

• Does the assessment response correspond with the site survey results?

  Yes

  No

• Is existing Primary Power sufficient for the proposed install?

  Yes

  No

Secondary powering requirements

• Distribution type (LOD. HOD, Other - specify)

• Is there an existing distribution panel that is suitable for the new equipment?

  Yes

  No

Feed A

• Location (F/S/R/SR)

• Type

• Spare fuse/circuit breaker positions

• Length of new secondary power cable(s) run (m)

• Required cable type (mm^2)

Feed B

• Location (F/S/R/SR)

• Type

• Spare fuse/circuit breaker positions

• Length of new secondary power cable(s) run (m)

• Required cable type (mm^2)

• Is there an existing LOD rack?

  Yes

  No

• Is there space in the rack for another LOD Panel?

  Yes

  No

• Is there space for a new LOD rack?

  Yes

  No

• Location: F/S/R

• What is the primary take off point type

  Fused

  Un-fused

  Busbar

• If fused, what fuses are spare and what are their sizes?

• Location of Primary Distribution take-off point

• Attach media where necessary

  Media

• Length of new Primary power cable(s) run.

• Are additional cable trays required in the run to the primary take-off point?

  Yes

  No

• If so are there any wall penetrations or other obstacles?

  Yes

  No

• Attach media where necessary

  Media

• Length of new Secondary power cable(s) run

Additional requirements/observations

APDP/Rack powering requirements

• Is existing APDP/rack distribution suitable?

  Yes

  No

• Is there sufficient connectivity?

  Yes

  No

Additional Comments

Alarms

• Is there an NGF-AMS present?

  Yes

  No

• Is a Floor Distribution Frame present?

  Yes

  No

• Attach media where necessary

  Media

• Does this site qualify for an exemption from installing NGF-AMS?

  Yes

  No

• Type of AMS installed (TESAMS, ACCADS, etc.)

• Is existing alarm infrastructure suitable?

  Yes

  No

• Comments

• Attach media where necessary

  Media

• Is a Floor Distribution Frame present?

  Yes

  No

• Attach media where necessary

  Media

• Location (F/S/R/SR)

• Location of alarm termination point/IDF (F/S/R/SR)

• How many spare alarm points?

• Is there space to terminate new rack alarms?

  Yes

  No

• Attach media where necessary

  Media

• Length of alarm cable required?

• Are new Krone blocks / backmounts required?

  Yes

  No

• Cat-5 cable distance to CMN router if present (m)?

Additional requirements/observations

Optical Fibre Distribution Racks & Panels

• Are new optic fibre tie cables required?

  Yes

  No

Tie 1 end location

• A End - F/S/R/P

• B End - F/S/R/P

• Include media where necessary

  Media

• Annotate where necessary

  Drawing

Tie 2 end location

• A End - F/S/R/P

• B End - F/S/R/P

• Include media where necessary

  Media

• Annotate where necessary

  Drawing

Tie 3 end location

• Annotate where necessary

  Drawing

• A End - F/S/R/P

• Include media where necessary

  Media

• B End - F/S/R/P

• Are new OF racks required?

  Yes

  No

• Type & Location

• Are new OF panels required?

  Yes

  No

• Type & Location

• Include media where necessary

  Media

• Annotate where necessary

  Drawing

Optical Fibre Pigtails & Patch Cords

• Complete pre-prepared Splicing & Patching sheet

  Yes

  No

Synchronisation

• Is this a Synch site?

  Yes

  No

• Clock 1 Name

• F/S/R

• Clock 2 Name

• F/S/R

SCN

• Is this a GNE site?

  Yes

  No

• SCN Hub / Port

• F/S/R/SR

SRPP Earthing

• Record distance from SPC to furthest most SDH rack

• Does the CCB exist?

  Yes

  No

• Record the location of existing/proposed CCB

• Record distance (in metres) from SPC to proposed CCB location. Use 70mm^2 if distance less than 61m.

• Attach media where necessary

  Media

• Annotate where necessary

  Drawing

• Does the SRPP earth cable exist?

  Yes

  No

• Does it reach the new rack position?

  Yes

  No

• Size of existing / proposed SRPP cable (in mm^2) Note: Minimum 35mm^2 for OM1460

• Length of this SRPP cable (in metres)

• Attach media where necessary

  Media

• Annotate where necessary

  Drawing

DDF

• Is there an existing DDF?

  Yes

  No

• Record existing location (F/S/R)

• Attach media where necessary

  Media

• Annotate where necessary

  Drawing

• Is an extension required?

  Yes

  No

• Is there space available for the required extension?

  Yes

  No

• Location (F/S/R)

• Attach media where necessary

  Media

• Annotate where necessary

  Drawing

• Is there space for a new DDF?

  Yes

  No

• Location (F/S/R)

• Attach media where necessary

  Media

• Annotate where necessary

  Drawing

• Note any additional requirements

• Cable length to the 2MB DDF (actual length in metres)

• 8x8 DDF Blocks Required?

  Yes

  No

• Cable length to the SDDF (actual length in metres)

• Co-axial DDF Blocks Required?

  Yes

  No

Additional requirements/observations

• Record any site-specific materials/equipment identified during the survey. For example: ducting required, MDF blocks, fibre trays, etc.

• Attach media where necessary

  Media

• Include additional comments here