Specifies general requirements for work performed on live high-voltage electrical apparatus where live work methods are used. It is intended to for use with AS 5804.2, AS 5804.3 and AS 5804.4, which specify particular requirements for glove and barrier work, stick work and barehand work.
Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
1 Scope and general
1.1 Scope
1.2 Objectives
1.3 Principles and application
1.4 Referenced and related documents
1.5 Live work methods
1.5.1 General
1.5.2 Glove and barrier method
1.5.3 Stick work method
1.5.4 Barehand method
1.6 Definitions
1.7 Responsibilities
1.7.1 General
1.7.2 Responsibilities of the network operator or service provider
1.7.3 Responsibilities of the person in charge of work on-site
1.7.4 Safety observers
1.7.5 Team members
2 Risk assessment
2.1 General
2.2 Pre-job hazard and risk assessment
2.3 Known hazards
3 Live work personnel
3.1 Selection criteria
3.2 Medical assessment
3.2.1 General
3.2.2 Initial medical assessment
3.2.3 Ongoing regular medical assessment
3.3 Workplace health issues
3.4 Initial training and competency assessment
3.4.1 Training and assessment
3.4.2 Competency assessment
3.4.3 Refresher training
3.5 Persons working in association with live work crews
4 Work documentation
4.1 General
4.2 Work procedures and techniques
4.3 Documentation
4.3.1 General
4.3.2 Live work manual
4.3.3 Live work permit
4.3.4 Approved work documentation
4.3.5 Minor changes to work procedure on-site
4.4 Records
5 Safe working principles
5.1 General
5.2 Work on adjacent structures and spans
5.3 Combination live work and access authority work
5.4 Integrity of insulation
5.5 Inspection of insulators
5.6 Restraint of free ends of harness straps, pole straps and ropes
5.7 Worksite electrical apparatus
5.8 Safety observers
5.8.1 Safety observer
5.8.2 Team members
5.9 Work team communications
5.9.1 Communication with the system controller
5.9.2 Communication between work team members
5.10 Weather conditions
5.11 Traffic management
5.12 Step and touch potential
5.13 Protective devices
5.13.1 Operation of protective devices
5.13.2 Disabling of auto-reclose function
5.13.3 A manual reclose or other planned switching of a circuit
5.14 Plant earthing
5.15 Public safety
5.16 Personal protection
5.16.1 Wearing of metallic objects
5.16.2 Hair length
5.16.3 Personal protective equipment
5.17 Procedures in the event of an incident/accident
5.17.1 Events constituting an incident or accident
5.17.2 Procedures for responding to live work incidents/accidents
5.18 Post-job assessment
5.19 Safe working principles for substations
6 Insulation and voltage
6.1 General
6.2 Insulating materials
6.3 High-voltage insulators
6.3.1 General
6.3.2 Treatment of insulators exhibiting physical damage or signs of electrical distress
6.3.3 Minimum number of electrically sound disc insulators
6.3.4 Testing of insulator strings
6.3.4.1 Minimum approach distance
6.3.4.2 Voltage profile across the string
6.3.5 Live work where the minimum number of electrically sound discs is not available
