Guidelines for HV Installations

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Government of Western AustraliaDepartment of CommerceEnergySafetyGuidelines for theSafe management of high voltage electrical installationsApril 20142 Safe management of high voltage electrical installationsSafe management of high voltage electrical Installations 3PrefaceThese Guidelines for the safe management of high voltage electrical Installations are issued under Section 33AA of the Electricity Act 1945 (WA) by the Director of Energy Safety and are endorsed by risks and potential consequences of an electrical incident involving high voltage are significantly higher than low voltage due to the much higher quantities of energy involved. This justifies stringent safety designs and operating procedures to prevent injury to persons and major damage to electrical Installations and strongly recommend compliance with the practices and procedures set out in these Guidelines . Should you have any suggestions and comments on these Guidelines , please send them to me in writing and I will be pleased to consider BowronDIRECTOR OF ENERGY SAFETYENDORSED:Lex McCullochWORKSAFE COMMISSIONER2 Safe management of high voltage electrical installationsSafe management of high voltage electrical Installations 3ContentsPreface 2Summary 41.

Design and Construction 7 2.1 General 7 2.2 Technical Requirements 7 2.3 Submission of HV Design Proposal 7 2.4 HV Submission outline 8 2.5 Commissioning Tests 8 3. Maintenance 9 4. Operation 11 4.1 HV Operating Procedures & Safety Management Plan 11 4.2 High Voltage Switching Operators 11 4.3 Switching Agreement 13

  Design, Outline, Plan, Commissioning