Live Services

• All services at or near work locations must be identified on the Services Control Plan (SCP) before work commences.

• All services are to be treated as live unless isolation has been confirmed by the Asset Owner.

• Only trained, competent and authorised personnel may locate, supervise, permit or control works near services.
• All services must be located and proven using non-destructive methods (potholing, non-destructive digging, pipe and cable locators, ground penetrating radar) before any excavation or penetration occurs.
• Verified services must be clearly marked onsite with colour codes and BMD service markers, noting their height or depth (e.g. tiger tails, rotamarker, flagging).
• Asset Owner exclusion zones around services must be always maintained and adhered to.

A Permit to Work (PTW) must be issued for any works conducted within 10 metres of a live service that pose a risk of contact with or damage to the service.

A new Permit to Work (PTW) must be issued if:

• The work area, method, scope, or duration changes
• The Services Control Plan is updated, or
• The fourteen (14) day validity period expires.

Underground Services:

• A Dedicated Controller must be appointed when plant is operating within a permit zone.
• Excavation within 500mm of an underground service must not proceed without an Alternative Work Method Statement (AWMS) approved by the Construction Manager.

• If encroachment into the Asset Owners Exclusion Zone is required, work must not proceed without an AWMS approved by the Asset Owner and Construction Manager.
  

Overhead Services:

• A Dedicated Controller must be appointed when plant or equipment is operating within 10 metres of overhead services.

• If plant has the potential to encroach into a BMD or Asset Owner nominated No-Go Zone, an Alternative Work Method Statement (AWMS) must be approved by the Construction Manager before work can commence.