Electrical Safety Standards for

LV/MV/HV (Part-1)
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Electrical Safety Standards for LV/MV/HV (on photo Indonesia's state energy giant - High Voltage
Switchyard)

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Standard: Western Power Company

1.

Water Safely Clearance on Electrical Fires

Minimum Approach Distance for Authorized Person
Minimum Approach Distance for Ordinary Person
Minimum Approach Distance for Vehicle and Plant for Ordinary Person

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2.

Standard: New Zealand Electrical Code

Min. Safe Distance between Buildings and Overhead Line

Min. Safe Distance for excavation near Overhead Line

Min. Safe Distance for Tower Carin near Electrical Tower
Min. Safe Vertical Distance above Railway Track
Min. Distance between two Conductors on Same Supports
Min. Distance between two Conductors on Different Supports
Min. Safety Distance from Electrical Apparatuses
Min. Approach Distance for Non-Competent Person near exposed Live Parts
Min. Approach Distance for Competent Person near exposed Live Parts

Standard: ETSA Utilities

2.

Vertical Clearances between Services

Horizontal Clearances between Services

Standard: UK Power Networks EI 02-0019

2.

Cable Installation Depths

Minimum Approach Distance of Crane or Moving Part from Live Conductor
Minimum Fixed Clearances for Electrical Apparatus (Isolation Points)

1. Standard: Western Power Company

Water Safely Clearance on Electrical Fires
Voltage

Minimum distances between a nozzle producing a

fog stream of fresh water and a live conductor

Up to 750 V

1.5 Meter

750 V to 15 KV

4.0 Meter

15 KV to 230 KV

5.0 Meter

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Minimum Approach Distance for Authorized Person

This is the minimum distance that must be maintained by a person, vehicle or mobile plant.

Voltage
Up to 1 KV

Distance (minimum)
0.7 Meter

1 V to 6.6 KV

0.7 Meter

6.6 KV to 11 KV

0.7 Meter

11 KV to 22 KV

0.7 Meter

22 KV to 33 KV

1.0 Meter

33 KV to 66 KV

1.0 Meter

66 KV to 132 KV

1.2 Meter

132 KV to 220 KV

1.8 Meter

220 KV to 330 KV

3.0 Meter

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Minimum Approach Distance for Ordinary Person

Voltage

Distance (min)

Up to 1 KV

3.0 Meter

1 V to 6.6 KV

3.0 Meter

6.6 KV to 11 KV

3.0 Meter

11 KV to 22 KV

3.0 Meter

22 KV to 33 KV

3.0 Meter

33 KV to 66 KV

3.0 Meter

66 KV to 132 KV

3.0 Meter

132 KV to 220 KV

4.5 Meter

220 KV to 330 KV

6.0 Meter

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Minimum Approach Distance for Vehicle and Plant for Ordinary

Person

Voltage

Distance (min)
Mobile Plant

Vehicle

Up to 1 KV

3.0 Meter

0.6 Meter

1 V to 6.6 KV

3.0 Meter

0.9 Meter

6.6 KV to 11 KV

3.0 Meter

0.9 Meter

11 KV to 22 KV

3.0 Meter

0.9 Meter

22 KV to 33 KV

3.0 Meter

0.9 Meter

33 KV to 66 KV

3.0 Meter

2.1 Meter

66 KV to 132 KV

3.0 Meter

2.1 Meter

132 KV to 220 KV

3.0 Meter

2.9 Meter

220 KV to 330 KV

6.0 Meter

3.4 Meter

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2. Standard: New Zealand Electrical Code

Min. Safe Distance between Buildings and Overhead Line
Voltage

Pole

Tower

11 kV to 33 kV

2 Meter

2 Meter

33 kV to 66 kV

6 Meter

6 Meter

66 kV and Above

8 Meter

8 Meter

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Min. Safe Distance for excavation near Overhead Line

Description of Clearance
Excavation in land more than 750mm depth

From Pole (Min)

From Tower
(min)

8 Meter

12 Meter

Excavation in land up to750mm depth

2.2 to 5 Meter

6 to12 Meter

Excavation in land up to 300mm depth

2.2 Meter

6 Meter

Construction near 11KV to 33KV Line

2.2 Meter

6 Meter

Construction near 33KV to 66KV Line

6 Meter

9 Meter

Construction near 66KV and more

8 Meter

12 Meter

Wire Fence near 1KV to 66KV Line

2.2 Meter

2.2 Meter

5 Meter

5 Meter

Wire Fence near 66KV and more

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Min. Safe Distance for Tower Carin near Electrical Tower

Description of Clearance

Distance (Min)

Mobile Carin movement

4.0 Meter

Tower Carin movement

4.0 Meter

Carin movement

4.0 Meter

Moving Activity above height of Tower

4.0 Meter

Hedge Cutter movement

4.0 Meter

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Min. Safe Vertical Distance above Railway Track

Description of Clearance

Distance (Min)

Earthed conductors

5.5 Meter

Stay wires

5.5 Meter

Conductors up to 33 kV

6.5 Meter

Conductors above 33 kV to 220 kV

7.5 Meter

Conductors above 220 kV.

8 Meter

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Min. Distance between two Conductors on Same Supports

High Voltage Circuit

High Voltage Circuit Distance between circuits (min)

Up to 33 KV

Up to 1KV

1.0 Meter

Up to 33 KV

More than 1KV

1.2 Meter

33 KV to 110 KV

Up to 1KV

1.5 Meter

33 KV to 110 KV

More than 1KV

2.0 Meter

All

2.5 Meter

More than 110 KV

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Min. Distance between two Conductors on Different Supports

High Voltage Circuit

Distance (min)

Up to 1 KV

0.6 Meter

1 KV to 33 KV

1.2 Meter

33 KV to 66 KV

1.8 Meter

110 KV

2.4 Meter

More than 220 KV

2.8 Meter

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Min. Safety Distance from Electrical Apparatuses

Description of Clearance

Distance (min)

Passage In front of Metal-Clad Switchgear (UP to HV)

1.0 Meter wide 2.5 Height

Passage In rear or side of Metal-Clad Switchgear (UP to

HV)

1.0 Meter wide 2.2 Height

Passage at any side of Metal-Clad Switch gear containing 0.8 Meter wide 2.2 Height
Bare conductor (UP to HV)
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Min. Approach Distance for Non-Competent Person near

exposed Live Parts
Voltage

Distance (min)

Below 110 kV

4.0 Meter

220 kV and above

6.0 Meter

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Min. Approach Distance for Competent Person near exposed

Live Parts
Voltage

Distance (min)

Below 1 kV

0.5 Meter

11 kV

1.5 Meter

22 kV

2.0 Meter

33 kV

2.5 Meter

66 kV

3.0 Meter

110 kV

4.0 Meter

220 kV and above

6.0 Meter

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3. Standard: ETSA Utilities

Vertical Clearances between Services
Service

LV Cable

HV Cable

Common Pipe

0.100 Meter

0.100 Meter

Gas Pipe

0.200 Meter

0.200 Meter

Sewer Pipe

0.300 Meter

0.300 Meter

Water Pipe

0.600 Meter

0.600 Meter

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Horizontal Clearances between Services

Service

LV Cable

HV Cable

Common Pipe

0.100 Meter

0.100 Meter

Gas Pipe

0.200 Meter

0.200 Meter

Sewer Pipe

1.0 Meter

1.0 Meter

Water Pipe

0.600 Meter

0.600 Meter

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4. Standard: UK Power Networks EI 02-0019

Cable Installation Depths
Voltage

Area

Depth (min)

Low Voltage

Footways, grass verges or private property

0.450 Meter

Carriageways (including road crossings)

0.600 Meter

Normal agricultural land (not deep ploughing)

1.0 Meter

Agricultural land subject to deep ploughing

1.2 Meter

11 KV to 20
KV

Footways, grass verges or private property

0.600 Meter

Carriageways (including road crossings)

0.750 Meter

Normal agricultural land (not deep ploughing)

1.0 Meter

Agricultural land subject to deep ploughing

1.2 Meter

Footways, grass verges or private property

0.9 Meter

Carriageways (including road crossings)

0.9 Meter

Normal agricultural land (not deep ploughing)

1.0 Meter

Agricultural land subject to deep ploughing

1.2 Meter

Footways, grass verges or private property

0.450 Meter

Carriageways (including road crossings)

0.600 Meter

Normal agricultural land (not deep ploughing)

1.0 Meter

Agricultural land subject to deep ploughing

1.2 Meter

The Horizontal clearance between cables on cable

ladders

2X Dia of Cable
of Largest Cable
or min 150 mm

The clearance from a supporting wall

20 mm

The vertical clearance between cables is greater

150 mm

33 KV to
132 KV

Auxiliary
Multi-core &
Multi-pair
Cables
On Cable
Ladder for
LV to HV

If the number of cables > 4, they are to be installed in

a horizontal
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Minimum Approach Distance of Crane or Moving Part from Live

Conductor
Voltage

Up to 1KV

Without Safety Observation

Un insulated
portions

Insulated portions

2 Meter

1.0 Meter

For ordinary
Person

3.0 Meter

11 KV

2 Meter

1.4 Meter

3.0 Meter

22 KV

2.4 Meter

2 Meter

3.0 Meter

33 KV

2.4 Meter

2 Meter

3.0 Meter

66 KV

2.8 Meter

2 Meter

3.0 Meter

132 KV

3.0 Meter

3.0 Meter

3.0 Meter

220 KV

4.8 Meter

4.8 Meter

6.0 Meter

330 KV

6.0 Meter

6.0 Meter

6.0 Meter

500 KV

8.0 Meter

8.0 Meter

8.0 Meter