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Esb poles

  • 22-07-2019 8:53am
    #1
    kingcharles82
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 134 ✭✭


    Quick question,

    Esb poles running over site, application has been sent In to move poles and waiting for response from esb engineer. The site is in an area that requires a natural habitat survey to be conducted by esb so this could delay process even further.

    Question is- are we allowed dig out site for foundations or is any machinery on site forbidden?

    Mortgage has been approved and builder is being lined up at the moment so we could start any day now but not sure we would be allowed, any response will be listened to, cheers!


Comments

  • #2
    Calahonda52
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,888 ✭✭✭✭Calahonda52


    who will pay for the esb survey?

    “I can’t pay my staff or mortgage with instagram likes”.



  • #3
    kingcharles82
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 134 ✭✭kingcharles82


    Calahonda52 wrote: »
    who will pay for the esb survey?

    Esb will pay for their own survey, we have paid our share of money for surveys to get through planning application


  • #4
    sparcocars
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 148 ✭✭sparcocars


    You can basically work away on what you need to as long as the HSA code of practice for work near overhead powerlines is followed.

    https://www.hsa.ie/eng/publications_and_forms/publications/codes_of_practice/code_of_practice_for_avoiding_danger_from_overhead_electricity_lines.html

    It not then people can be put at risk of electrocution.

    There are certain roles and responsibilities defined in this document for the you the client, PSDP and PSCS. The last 2 would generally be the builder.

    Also if anyone from ESB networks see's these rules being breached they can serve a stop work notice on the site and the HSA will be informed who may also visit the site


  • #5
    Calahonda52
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,888 ✭✭✭✭Calahonda52


    kingcharles82 wrote: »
    Esb will pay for their own survey, we have paid our share of money for surveys to get through planning application
    have u that in writing :)

    “I can’t pay my staff or mortgage with instagram likes”.



  • #6
    TheBoyConor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,292 ✭✭✭TheBoyConor


    You could work away subject to completing all the necessary risk assessments and implement the control measures.

    However, you will be skipping over the first rule in the hierarchy of the principles of prevention - elimination of risks at source. Ie, you could postpone commencement until the lines were re-routed.

    If you were unlucky enough for something to happen you would still be in trouble unless it was absolutely necessary to commence work in the vicinity of the lines before they were moved. Question will be asked? Why didn't you eliminate the hazard by waiting? Why was it not reasonably pracicable to wait until ESB moved them?

    However, if you are outside of the hazard area as defined in the CoP you should be fine to go ahead with the works in those areas.


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