code of practice of electrical safety for work on or near high voltage
code of practice of electrical safety for work on or near high voltage
code of practice of electrical safety for work on or near high voltage
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Low Voltage Net<str<strong>on</strong>g>w<strong>or</strong>k</str<strong>on</strong>g> Assets11 LOW VOLTAGE NETWORKASSETSPRINCIPLE – Safe <str<strong>on</strong>g>w<strong>or</strong>k</str<strong>on</strong>g>ing procedures shall beestablished <str<strong>on</strong>g>f<strong>or</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>w<strong>or</strong>k</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>or</strong> <strong>near</strong> low <strong>voltage</strong>net<str<strong>on</strong>g>w<strong>or</strong>k</str<strong>on</strong>g> assets.11.1 GENERAL11.1.1 Pers<strong>on</strong>s required to <str<strong>on</strong>g>w<strong>or</strong>k</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>or</strong> <strong>near</strong> low<strong>voltage</strong> net<str<strong>on</strong>g>w<strong>or</strong>k</str<strong>on</strong>g> assets shall be appropriatelytrained and auth<strong>or</strong>ised.11.1.2 W<strong>or</strong>k <strong>on</strong> <strong>or</strong> <strong>near</strong> low <strong>voltage</strong> net<str<strong>on</strong>g>w<strong>or</strong>k</str<strong>on</strong>g> assets,shall be undertaken in acc<strong>or</strong>dance with approvedprocedures.11.1.3 Be<str<strong>on</strong>g>f<strong>or</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g>e commencing <str<strong>on</strong>g>w<strong>or</strong>k</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>or</strong> <strong>near</strong> any low<strong>voltage</strong> net<str<strong>on</strong>g>w<strong>or</strong>k</str<strong>on</strong>g> assets they shall firstly beidentified as the assets associated with the <str<strong>on</strong>g>w<strong>or</strong>k</str<strong>on</strong>g> tobe undertaken.11.2 WORK ON OR NEAR LIVE LOWVOLTAGE CONDUCTORSWhen <str<strong>on</strong>g>w<strong>or</strong>k</str<strong>on</strong>g> is to be carried out <strong>on</strong> <strong>or</strong> <strong>near</strong> live low<strong>voltage</strong> net<str<strong>on</strong>g>w<strong>or</strong>k</str<strong>on</strong>g> assets, approved precauti<strong>on</strong>s shallbe taken to prevent simultaneous c<strong>on</strong>tact withc<strong>on</strong>duct<strong>or</strong>s <strong>or</strong> c<strong>on</strong>ducting objects at differentpotentials.Blue Book – December 2005 Page 113 <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> 148