Cable Location Request

SAFETY FIRST: Think Safe - Work Safe

It is the legal responsibility of any person intending to dig or excavate to determine whether or not there are underground power services in the vicinity before work is commenced. This is for your own safety, the safety of those around you and to keep the power on.

Power cables struck during excavation can result in very serious consequences, such as electrocution, explosion and or a major power outage.

Top Energy will provide information on the location of its underground power cables in public roads and footpaths by providing copies of plans where possible - or by providing onsite inspections using cable location equipment and marking their position with red or orange spray paint. In some instances there may be cables on private property also, such as Service Mains.

Important information about Top Energy's
Cable Location Service

1. You, or your representative, are required to be on site when the cables are being located and their positions marked. This is to ensure you fully understand the mark-out and your obligations. If you are not on site at the agreed time the location will not be carried out, however this visit will be chargeable.
2. Cable position is subject to reasonable tolerance and the actual position of the cable may not be directly below the marked area. Depth of cover may also have changed since installation, so extreme caution is recommended.
3. It is your, or your contractors, responsibility to pothole with care to verify exact position and depth of underground cables before excavating.
4. Where excavation is to be carried out within close proximity to live cables, a Top Energy Safety Supervisor will be on site and this service will be charged on a time and mileage basis.
5. Where you, or your contractor, are going to be excavating within 750mm of a marked cable, Top Energy must be contacted before work commences.
6. Machine digging will only be permitted within 500mm of the pot-holed location of a cable - after which digging must be carried out by hand.
7. Please be aware that should you, or your contractor, cause damage to any Top Energy underground cable, you will be liable for the cost of the repairs.

Cable Location Application Form

For assistance to locate Top Energy's underground cables, please complete an online application here.

Or to download, or print an Application form, click here.