Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for safe underground cable hauling
- Arrange access to site according to required procedure
- Inform appropriate personnel of identified hazards on worksite
- Confirm hauling location of proposed cable according to appropriate plan specifications obtained from authorised personnel
- Obtain information about proposed locations of other services from relevant authorities
- Set up tools and equipment required for safe work practice according to enterprise guidelines
- Check for dangerous gases and place guards around open manholes according to work health and safety (WHS) and environmental requirements
- Construct aerial to underground transition
- Install cable protection on pole for transition using approved hardware according to industry standards and asset owner requirements
- Connect conduit to pits or manholes as designed according to industry standards and asset owner requirements
- Handle existing cables in a way that avoids cable damage
- Use roping techniques to prove that underground conduit is clear for hauling
- Attach cable to rope for hauling, lubricate cable as required and haul at correct tension, maintaining smooth passage between dispenser and hauler
- Haul cable through conduit to facilitate aerial to underground transition /underground to aerial transition, as required by the design
- Maintain cable and services separations in parallel runs and crossovers to meet manufacturer and regulatory requirements
- Maintain sufficient cable length allowance for jointing and ensure cable is laid up and bent within bending radius tolerance for cable materials in underground enclosure
- Terminate, seal and test cable
- Complete works on site
- Record any approved alteration to original design using correct symbols and return to appropriate personnel
- Complete and sign reports, as required, according to enterprise policy
- Reinstate site to customer satisfaction and dispose of waste in an environmentally safe manner
- Notify appropriate personnel about job completion and obtain sign-off