Safe working near our network
Informing NGED of your activity
If you are working on or near our network, then you should tell us about it and we will be in touch:
Enquire about location of underground cables and equipment
Working safely near our infrastructure
No work should commence in the vicinity of our infrastructure unless you are suitably competent to implement the guidance outlined in this section.
It is important when carrying out work near our network that you are aware of the risks and apply good practice safety standards. This means that after we have provided you with information about our infrastructure it is your responsibility to assess the risks arising from your work impacting on our infrastructure by carrying out a suitable and sufficient risk assessment. More information on risk assessment is freely available from the Health & Safety Executive here: Risk assessment: Template and examples - HSE
When carrying out your risk assessment you must consider how you will control the risks to ensure that you do not hit our overhead or underground cables or strike any of our equipment. There is free guidance available to help you work safely:
- Avoiding concealed services and overhead power lines
- Electricity – underground cables - HSE
- Electricity – overhead power lines - HSE
In particular you should familiarise yourself with the details set out in the most relevant HSE guidance documents to your work which includes:
- Health and safety in construction HSG150
- Avoiding danger from underground services HSG47
- Avoiding danger from overhead power lines GS6
- Working safely near overhead electricity power lines AIS8
Additional information is available from the Energy Networks Association: Public safety commitment – Energy Networks Association (ENA).
If in doubt, we encourage you to adopt our safety principle of “Safe to Stop”. Think about what you are about to do, and the risk. Consider how you can act safely or whether you need more information.
If you don’t understand where our infrastructure is located or have any questions then please contact us on 0800 096 3080.