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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. 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
2. 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
3. Terminate, seal and test cable
   • Seal cables according to enterprise requirements to ensure no sheath damage
   • Tag cable for future identification
   • Test cable for continuity
   • Record and report test results for escalation
4. 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