Underground electric cable systems
Underground electric cable systems should be designed to meet appropriate Australian Standards.
The Code of Practice for Works provides details to help electrical entities meet their electrical safety obligations through:
Required records
Records for all cable installations must be kept up-to-date. They should include maps, plans and computer databases. Details required include:
- alignments
- cable depths
- number of cables
- cable details
- specialised backfill
- reduced levels
- direct buried or ducted
- service history
- position of joints
- date of installation.