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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> Assets11.3 WORK ON OR NEAR DE-ENERGISED LOWVOLTAGE EXPOSED CONDUCTORS11.3.1 Except <str<strong>on</strong>g>f<strong>or</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g> protecti<strong>on</strong>, c<strong>on</strong>trol systems,stati<strong>on</strong> service supplies auxiliary circuits and low<strong>voltage</strong> services an access auth<strong>or</strong>ity shall beissued 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> the exposed c<strong>on</strong>duct<strong>or</strong>s.F<strong>or</strong> this purpose, an <str<strong>on</strong>g>electrical</str<strong>on</strong>g> access permit <strong>or</strong>other approved access auth<strong>or</strong>ity may be used;11.3.2 The c<strong>on</strong>duct<strong>or</strong>s shall be isolated wherepracticable;11.3.3 Exposed c<strong>on</strong>duct<strong>or</strong>s shall be proved deenergisedin acc<strong>or</strong>dance with approvedprocedures. This shall include testing allc<strong>on</strong>duct<strong>or</strong>s by an approved <strong>voltage</strong> test.11.3.4 C<strong>on</strong>trol measures shall be taken to:• prevent inadvertent c<strong>on</strong>tact with other liveexposed c<strong>on</strong>duct<strong>or</strong>s, <strong>or</strong> objects at differentpotential; and• minimise the risks from hazardous induced<strong>voltage</strong>s <strong>or</strong> unknown supplies.Page 114 <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> 148 Blue Book – December 2005

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