614Minimum distances between persons and protected aerial lines

614 Minimum distances between persons and protected aerial lines

(1) A person must not come closer to a protected aerial line set out in column 1 of Table 614 than the relevant minimum distance specified in column 2 of that Table that corresponds to that protected aerial line.

(2) Subregulation (1) does not apply to—

(a) a licensed electrician engaged by the owner or operator of the protected aerial line to carry out electrical installation work on that line; or

(b) a qualified person carrying out vegetation management work in the vicinity of a protected aerial line; or

(c) a telecommunications worker who has satisfactorily completed a training course accepted by Energy Safe Victoria that relates to working safely near live electrical apparatus for non-electrical workers; or

(d) a person engaged by the owner or operator of the protected aerial line who is carrying out electrical installation work on the line, under the effective supervision of a licensed electrician, if the person—

(i) has completed an electric line worker apprenticeship that relates to electrical work on high voltage aerial lines; and

(ii) has the written permission of the owner or operator of the line.

(3) In this regulation, qualified person means a person who holds a current certificate that is approved by Energy Safe Victoria specifying satisfactory completion of a training course in tree clearing.

See also regulation 616(2).

Table 614—Minimum distances from persons to protected aerial lines

| Column 1<br>Type of aerial line Nominal voltage ("U") | Column 2<br>Minimum distance | | Insulated low voltage conductors | 100 mm | | Bare or covered low voltage conductors | 1500 mm | | High voltage conductors U ≤ 66 kV | 2000 mm | | High voltage conductors 66 kV < U ≤ 220 kV | 4000 mm | | High voltage conductors 220 kV < U ≤ 500 kV | 6000 mm |

615 Compliance with Blue Book and Orange Book when working on or near high voltage electrical equipment or on or near a railway or tramway supply network

A person referred to in regulation 614(2) must—

(a) comply with the Blue Book when working on or near high voltage electrical equipment; and

(b) comply with the Orange Book when working on or near a railway or tramway supply network.