Australia Model Code of Practice: Construction Work
Section 2: Specific duties relating to construction work – Australia Model Code of Practice: Construction Work

Australia Model Code of Practice: Construction Work 2.1e: 2.1 Obtain and provide underground essential services information before excavation (r 304)

Before excavation work starts, a person with management or control of the workplace must take all reasonable steps to obtain current underground essential services information for the workplace and adjacent areas, provide it to anyone engaged to carry out the excavation, and keep it readily available for inspection until the excavation is completed, or for 2 years after a notifiable incident connected with it; those given the information must have regard to it in carrying out or directing the work (WHS Regulations r 304). Sources include Before You Dig Australia and the commissioning client's records; relevant information is the services likely to be affected, their location and depth, and any conditions on the work. Builder and excavation subcontractor should agree who obtains it, and the builder should check subcontractors understand it before digging.

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