Sch 5Clearance from aerial lines

Schedule 5—Clearance from aerial lines (regulations 83, 84 and 87)

TABLE 1: Clearance distance between materials and aerial lines or supporting structures Direction of distance Type and voltage of aerial line (clearance distance in metres)

Low voltage aerial lines, service lines & other cable systems Distance between any material (other than flammable materials) and aerial lines—

(a)	horizontal distance

1.5 2.1 3.0 4.6 5.5 6.4 (b) vertical distance 3.7 4.6 4.6 6.8 8.0 9.8 Distance between flammable materials and aerial lines—

(a)	horizontal distances

3.0 3.0 3.0 4.6 5.5 6.4 (b) vertical distances 3.7 4.6 6.8 6.8 8.0 9.8 Distance between any material and supporting structure—

(a)	horizontal distances

5.0 10.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 (b) vertical distances N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

TABLE 2: Clearance distance between operation of machine, vehicle or vessel with elevating component or shear legs and aerial lines Type and voltage or aerial line ABC Bare and covered conductor U >1 kV Clearance distance in all directions in metres 0.5 1.0 1.5 3.0 4.0 6.0 8.0

TABLE 3: Clearance distance between load being transported and aerial lines Clearance distance in all directions (in metres) Low voltage aerial lines, service lines or other cable systems U ≤ 1 kV 0.33 1 kV < U ≤ 11 kV 0.6 11 kV < U ≤ 33 kV 0.9 33 kV < U ≤ 66 kV 1.4 66 kV < U ≤ 132 kV 2.4 132 kV < U ≤ 275 kV 3.2 275 kV < U ≤ 330 kV 4.6 330 kV < U ≤ 500 kV 5.5