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• 1. Introduction
• 2. The Electrical Safety Act 2002
• 3. The Electrical Safety Regulation 2002
• 4. Risk management
• 5. Operating cranes and plant near overhead electric lines
  • 5.1 Scope
  • 5.2 Regulation requirement on exclusion zone for electric lines
  • 5.3 Exclusion zone
  • 5.4 Risk management process for a crane working near electric lines
  • 5.5 Working in the safety observer zone
• 6. Work near low voltage overhead electric lines
  • 6.1 Scope
  • 6.2 The no-touch and exclusion zones
  • 6.3 Hazard identification
  • 6.4 Risk assessment
  • 6.5 Examining the low voltage overhead line for visual defects
  • 6.6 Deciding on control measures
• 7. Clearing vegetation near overhead electric lines
• 8. Agricultural work near overhead electric lines
  • 8.1 Scope
  • 8.2 Regulation on exclusion zones
  • 8.3 Hazard identification
  • 8.4 Risk assessment
  • 8.5 Deciding on control measures
  • 8.6 Particular circumstances
• 9. Transportation of high loads near electric lines
  • 9.1 Scope
  • 9.2 Meaning of terms
  • 9.3 What is a high load?
  • 9.4 Legislative requirements
  • 9.5 Travel requirements
  • 9.6 Responsibilities
• 10. Repair of electrical equipment
• 11. Work near electrical hazards in buildings and near underground electrical cables
• Appendix A - Meaning of terms used in this code
• Appendix B - Exclusion zones in millimetres

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9.6 Responsibilities

9.6.1 Network owner
9.6.2 Escort service provider
9.6.3 Road transport operator (RTO)
9.6.4 Scoping service provider or Network Assessor

9.6.1 Network owner

The network owner’s responsibilities regarding transport of high loads include:

• Provide relevant electricity network information to transport operators and escort service providers.
• Advise precautions for scoping/assessing high loads and escorting high loads, which address the electricity hazards of these activities.

9.6.2 Escort service provider

The escort service provider’s responsibilities in relation to the transport of high loads include:

• Ensure that only persons with appropriate training are engaged to perform relevant activities associated with escorting the high load;
• Inform the network owner if load and route do not conform to the notification details;
• Use only specialised equipment, especially where the equipment may and can come into contact with exposed live parts;
• Notify network owner of operational electrical safety problems that have been identified eg damage to network assets; and
• Direct road transport operators to ensure electrical safety is maintained.

9.6.3 Road transport operator (RTO)

Road transport operators’ responsibilities in relation to the transport of high loads include:

• Notify the network owner of the intention to move a high load near network assets;
• Provide accurate information about high loads to network owner;
• Comply with precautions required by the network owner;
• Comply with directions of escort provider; and
• Where an escort service provider is not required, the RTO must contact the network owner about operational matters affecting electricity safety.

An example of an operation matter, which would affect electrical safety, would be if the high load transport encountered electric lines lower than the minimum clearance prescribed in the regulation.

9.6.4 Scoping service provider or Network Assessor

The scoping service provider’s or network assessor’s responsibility in relation to the transport of high loads is to provide accurate information about the network through which the high load is to be transported.

Last updated July 16, 2009

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