NS181
Approval of Materials and Equipment and Network Standard Variations
NS181: Approval of Materials and Equipment and Network Standard Variations
Details Ausgrid’s requirements regarding the inclusion of materials and equipment in Ausgrid’s Approved Materials List, initiated either by Ausgrid’s internal procurement processes or by the assessment of materials and equipment proposed by external suppliers or project stakeholders, and also defines the process for requesting and approving variations to Ausgrid Network Standards.
Scope
This Network Standard specifies Ausgrid’s requirements for:
- the inclusion of materials and equipment sourced through the Ausgrid’s procurement processes for inclusion in Ausgrid’s Approved Material List (AML);
- assessment and approval of alternative materials and equipment items for inclusion in Ausgrid’s AML; and
- assessment and approval of Network Standards Variations.
This standard applies to Ausgrid non-contestable, contestable and outsourced, design and construction projects.
The provisions of this Standard regarding approved alternative materials and equipment do not apply to street lighting luminaires used on Ausgrid-maintained lighting schemes. This equipment is determined by agreement between Ausgrid and the street lighting customers. Refer to NS119 for further information.
Network Standards Variations relating to street lighting are covered by this Standard.
This Standard does not apply to tools and personal protective equipment (PPE) as these items do not form part of the electricity network and Ausgrid does not endorse or evaluate tools or PPE used by Accredited Service Providers. The only exception is specific tools which are designed, produced and utilised exclusively
for Ausgrid and are not readily available from external suppliers e.g. special link extractor tools.