VRIOGS 010.4 RevA - Public Transport Victoria

VRIOGS 010.4 Revision A 5The contractor shall supply all brackets, plinths, conduits, wiring and any othergeneral hardware necessary to complete the works of the contract.The contractor shall also supply cranes, excavation equipment, tools, test equipmentand any other such equipment required.3.2 APPLICATIONIn addition to the fundamental standard of construction and installations inaccordance with the best engineering practices with full regard being paid topersonnel and general public safety, economic factors, energy conservation andmaintenance requirements, the design shall comply with the relevant standards andrecommendations. All construction activities shall conform with the applicableclauses of recognised Standards, rulings and recommendations. Wherever a conflictexists in the requirements of these Standards, rules and recommendations, thefollowing order of precedence will be observed in ascending order:• Victorian Rail Industry Operator’s Group Standards (VRIOGS), thisConstruction Standard and related rail industry standards.• Most recent relevant Australian Standards.• Most recent relevant British Standards.• Most recent relevant US Standards.• Most recent European (EN) Standards.• Most recent recommendations of the International Electro-technicalCommission.All construction and installation activities undertaken by the contractor on electricalequipment that does not directly supply the overhead traction network shall complywith all legislation and regulations of Energy Safe Victoria when working on LVequipment.See appendix A for a list of standards.3.3 SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTSAll contractors and their employees shall observe and comply with the safety andenvironmental requirements of state and federal legislation. In particular, thecontractor shall comply with the following statutory requirements.• Transport Act, Regulations and Codes of Practice;• Occupational Health and Safety Act, Occupational Health and SafetyRegulations;• Environment Protection Act, Regulations and Codes of Practice;• Flora and fauna Guarantee Act;• Heritage Act;• Electricity Safety Act, Regulations and Codes of Practice.All work shall comply with the regulations of the applicable Electrical NetworkOperator, except for those special requirements specified in the design.NOTE: This document is controlled only when viewed on the DOT Engineering Standards website.Any other copy of this document is uncontrolled, and the content may not be current.