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ASP Classes – Removal of Category 311

• Ausgrid are removing category 311 – previous sub-category of Cat 3 (now Class 2C)

• To install Mid-span services for Class 2C, the relevant training will continue to be required and is captured in the below training table in Annexure H

ASP/2 Authorisation Process Update


ES4 Accredited Service Provider Authorisation 2017

Training and Authorisation

• Changes to ‘Annexure P -Training Contacts List & Booking Request Form’, to introduce additional relevant courses and also expand on the documents use to capture the ASPs details and allow the completed form to be submitted to Ausgrid to request the required training


ES4 Accredited Service Provider Authorisation 2017

Replacement Passports

• Updated process for the request for a replacement passport

• ASPs are now required to complete Annexure T –Replacement of ESI Skills Passport Application Form, and submit it to Ausgrid



Michael Frost - Authorisations Compliance OfficerElectrical Safety & Authorisations


Process updates and changes

• Upcoming changes to the authorisation process• Initial/Baseline Authorisation• Additional Company Authorisations or Classes• Proposed Reauthorisation Process

• New authorisation card format & ASP Classes

• Return of metering deposit

• ESR Exemption - Request for dispensation and application of one (1) month tolerance



Upcoming Changes to Authorisation Process

Note: These changes have not been implemented yet. You will be advised via a General Information notice when they are finalised and implemented

Initial/Baseline Authorisation

• Process for initial authorisations will be largely unchanged, but will not be required for currently authorised workers wishing to gain Authorisation with an additional company or adding additional classes to their current Authorisation

• Initial authorisations will be run in a group conference room environment, followed by equipment check sometime on the same day

• Following initial authorisation, a field safety audit will be required within 6 months of being authorised



Additional Company Authorisations or Classes• An Application form will need to be submitted for change of company

name, AUC number, joining additional companies or the addition of new Classes for an existing authorised person

• A new card listing all the companies you are authorised for including any other changes will be posted out – no need to attend an interview

• You will have one expiry date for all company authorisations (on the one card)

• Fees for adding or changing authorisations will be reduced accordingly

Note: Where the ASP’s authorisation has expired prior to changing employer, an initial authorisation and baseline audit will be required, and the full authorisation fee will be applied.



Proposed Reauthorisation Process• Reauthorisation forms including evidence of training competency will

need to be submitted to Ausgrid each year – minimum 4 weeks before expiry date

• No need to attend Ausgrid depot to complete the interview

• Field safety audits will still be required but will not necessarily be every second year – you will be contacted when an audit is required and have a fixed timeframe in which to arrange it

• Field audits will generally be conducted by an ES&A Officer

• Where defects or safety breaches are identified, you will be required to attend Ausgrid for an interview to discuss these matters, and/or additional field safety audits may be required



New Authorisation Card Format & ASP Classes• The ASP scheme has renamed the previous Categories, now known as classes:

1. Class 2A (Previously cat 1)2. Class 2B (Previously cat 2)3. Class 2C (Previously cat 3)4. Class 2D (Previously cat 4)5. Class 2X (New Class – Non-electrically qualified)

• Initially, the cards will be updated to show these class names and eventually all your authorised companies will be listed on one card



Refund of ASP Security Deposits• With the upcoming changes regarding the issue

and installation of meters, Ausgrid wishes to remind all ASPs of the requirements when requesting the return of your meter or sealing plier security deposits

• For the return of your meter security, ASPs must email [email protected] to confirm your existing ASP/2 security details. Once confirmed, you must complete ES4 - Annexure L and email it to [email protected]

• For the return of your sealing plier security, ASPs are required to return the pliers to Ausgrid accompanied with a letter on company letter head to [email protected] requesting the return



ESR Exemption for Refresher Training Authorisation Requirements

Request for Dispensation and Application of One (1) Month Tolerance Ausgrid wishes to advise all ASPs of the introduction of an exemption to the Electrical Safety Rules, that may permit an authorised person to apply a one (1) month latitude to their required refresher safety training

Exemption• ASPs must make all reasonable attempts to have workers attend refresher

training as required by the ESR at, or prior to, the 12 month anniversary date • Where this is not able to be reasonably achieved, refresher training must be

booked to be completed within one calendar month of the last training anniversary date

• ASPs must formally request the dispensation for the worker to continue working to the ASPLevel2@ausgrid inbox prior to the person performing authorised work. The request must be accompanied by supporting evidence including confirmation of their booking for refresher training

• Upon approval by the Manager – Electrical Safety & Authorisations, the worker may continue to work on or near the Ausgrid Network during this latitude period until the completion of their training


ASP Incidents and Safety Report

Chris Lynch – Project Officer Electrical Safety & Authorisations


ASP Incidents and Safety Report

Reoccurring Incidents and Safety Issues

• Non-Authorised individuals conducting contestable works

• Individuals not wearing appropriate Personal Protective Clothing (PPC)

• Authorised individuals conducting non-authorised works

• Appropriate safety / rescue equipment and documentation not on site

• Late submission and incomplete NOSW Forms

• Returned meters contaminated with Asbestos

• Late payment of service and authorisation fees


Review of General Information Notices and Safety Alerts

Chris Lynch – Project OfficerElectrical Safety & Authorisations



• Impact drivers must not be used to install or tighten Insulating Piercing Connectors (IPCs). Only 13mm or 17mm hexagonal socket spanners shall be used to install IPCs

• See Ausgrid’s Network Standard NS 124 Specification for Overhead Connections (100 to 400Amps) for installation instruction for IPC’s or contact the manufacturer

• Impact drivers must not be used to install or tighten underground (UG) terminations. Examples are all shear-off bolt connectors. Only the correct sized hexagonal socket spanners, or torque wrenches with the correct sized hexagonal socket/hex drive, shall be used to install UG terminations

GI15_16 - Guidelines for the Use of Battery Powered Impact Drivers



GI25_16 – Differentiation Between Accumulation and Interval Meters• Ausgrid has found that some ASP’s are having difficulty differentiating

between single phase accumulation (flat rate) meters and interval (time of use) meters. This has led to the installation of incorrect meters on customer premises

B1 meter (accumulation meter) E1 meter (Interval meter)



GI02_17 – Cancellation of Tuggerah GPO Box Mail Service

• All postal correspondence with Ausgrid to be sent to:

GPO Box 4009

Sydney, NSW 2001

GI03_17 – Closure of Ausgrid’s Print Shop

• Contact Ausgrid via email to get printed booklets of NOSW forms etc:

[email protected]



GI06_17 – Charging of Investigation Fees for Incomplete NOSW’s

• Where terminating a service at either a link pillar or a pole with links/open point installed you MUST indicate on your NOSW sketch which side of the open point the service has been terminated where it can be determined

• You must also indicate the link number on the NOSW and sketch. Where no link number is present write ‘No link number’ on the NOSW in the link No. section

• Inter Distributor Tee’s (IDT’s) do not have a link number however you MUST indicate which side of the links you have terminated the service and write ‘IDT’ or ‘No link number’ in the link number section of the NOSW

• Ausgrid has previously issued General Information notice GI11_14 - LV Service data provided on NOSWs, to provide advice on how to identify link numbers at Low Voltage Links and Open Points



GI06_17 – Charging of Investigation Fees for Incomplete NOSW’sNormally Open (N/O) points on the network




Link # Pillar #



SA06_16 – Disconnecting/Working on Consumers Mains Without Authority• Work on an underground service or consumers mains supplied directly

from a substation must be done under a Clearance to Work (CTW)



SA10_16 - Extension Ladder FailureSA11_16 - Incident Involving Damaged Pole Platform• Key Learnings:

• Pre-works Inspections• Prior to commencing work as part of you

HAC assessment all equipment to be inspected for expired equipment dates and signs of damage or deterioration



SA12_16 – ASPs Response if an Individual Receives an Electric Shock When Working On or Near Ausgrid’s Network• This notice is to remind ASPs of their

responsibilities if an individual receives an electric shock when working on or near Ausgrid’s network. A recent incident has highlighted the importance, that should a person receive an electric shock, they are required to undergo an assessment with an Electrocardiograph (ECG) as soon as possible



SA13_16 – House Service Connector (HSC) Quality Checks

• Essential Energy have been experiencing manufacturing issues with a particular type of HSC

• These issues include - Incorrect date labelling, outer mould material inside the connector preventing connection continuity and the bolt thread stripping before head shear off

• This could lead to HR joints and potential supply failure, HR joint on the neutral will lead to excess volts returning via the earth an open circuit neutral may lead to more serious shocks or damage to equipment



SA19_16 - Reverse Polarity Following Failure to Comply with Procedures and Adequately Testing• Neutral energised causing damage to

the customers property• It is essential you carry out all required

testing as per AS4741 – Testing of connections to low voltage electricity networks, which includes conducting a “neutral integrity test

• Failure to do so can result in property damage or loss of life

• It is now a requirement that all level 2 ASPs complete training in UETTDRRF11A - Testing of connections to the low voltage network, annually



SA01_17 – Working On or Near Ausgrid’s network and Arc Rated ClothingAusgrid’s Electrical Safety Rules state:• “Working On” - When a person or their tools

physically make contact; and• “Working Near” - The possibility of person or

equipment they’re touching or carrying may come closer than MSWD to exposed live conductors

Regarding work near UG cables, NS156 States:• Raising or lowering surface level above

cables/conduits• Within 0.3m either side of UG distributor cables

Work within 2m of UG transmission cables

Level 2 ASPs are reminded that Full Length Arc Rated PPC is required when working at a customers switchboard where live mains and apparatus are present

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