This audit template helps teams manage the risks of working near live services during excavation and overhead activities. It covers identifying and communicating live utilities, confirming isolation certificates, marking buried services on plans and at ground level, and using CAT equipment for service location. It prompts verification of up-to-date excavation permits, contingency planning for potential service strikes, and safe methods such as hand digging when close to indicated lines. Overhead power line controls include consulting the electricity company, setting goalpost systems, signage, demarcation barriers, scaffolds or fans, and maintaining minimum clearances (e.g., 6 m plus full jib length).
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