The Electricity Supply Regulations 1988

Regulation 34(4)

SCHEDULE 4 NOTICE OF SPECIFIED EVENTS

PART I EVENTS SPECIFIED IN REGULATION 34(2)(a)

Particulars relating to the person submitting the notice

1.  Name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the notice and, if different, corresponding particulars of the person to whom enquiries should be addressed.

2.  Date on which the notice is submitted.

3.  Supplier’s reference and sequential reference number.

Particulars relating to the event

4.  Site of event:

(a) address or location;

(b) nature of site, e.g. street, arable field, camp site.

5.  Date and time of event.

6.  Supplier’s Area or District involved.

7.  Persons involved in the event—

(a) surname and initials;

(b) if at work, type of work;

(c) if not at work, sufficient description to identify status, e.g. householder, visitor, child;

(d) age;

(e) sex;

(f) nature of injury, if any.

8.  Supply system details—

(a) voltage;

(b) type of apparatus at site of event, e.g. overhead lines, underground lines, distributing mains, service line;

(c) earthing arrangements, whether—

(i) high voltage by means of—

(aa) direct connection;

(bb) resistance;

(cc) arc suppression coil;

(dd) reactance;

(ee) other (arrangements to be described); or

(ii) low voltage by means of—

(aa) separate high and low voltage electrodes;

(bb) combined high and low voltage electrodes;

(cc) protective multiple earthing;

(dd) multiple earthing of neutral;

(ee) other (arrangements to be described);

(d) description of circuit protection;

(e) extent of operation of circuit protection;

(f) if event involved a low voltage underground system, type of cable, e.g. separate neutral and earth, combined neutral and earth;

(g) in respect of events involving overhead lines—

(i) height of electric line at point of contact, if any;

(ii) whether or not the electric line remained live on the ground or at a reduced height;

(iii) whether or not the electric line was surrounded by insulation;

(h) in respect of events not involving overhead lines—

(i) whether the equipment was situated indoors;

(ii) brief description of substation physical security equipment, e.g. brick building, steel doors, nature of fencing;

(iii) whether any security fence was also the perimeter fence.

9.  Brief facts of the event, including, where known, the cause.

10.  Details of any action which has been or is intended to be taken to prevent a recurrence of the event.

PART II EVENTS SPECIFIED IN REGULATION 34(2)(b)

Particulars relating to the person submitting the notice

1.  Name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the notice and, if different, corresponding particulars of the person to whom enquiries should he addressed.

2.  Date on which the notice is submitted.

3.  Supplier’s reference and sequential reference number.

Particulars relating to the event

4.  Site of the event:

(a) address;

(b) location within the premises.

5.  Date of event.

6.  Person involved in the event—

(a) surname and initials of the deceased person;

(b) if at work, type of work;

(c) if not at work, sufficient description to identify status, e.g. householder, visitor, child;

(d) age;

(e) sex;

(f) nature of injury and cause of death.

7.  Inquest verdict or fatal accident inquiry findings.

8.  Equipment involved in the event—

(a) apparatus directly involved—

(i) type and make;

(ii) whether it was faulty;

(iii) if electric blanket, whether over or under blanket;

(iv) if radiator, whether it was guarded;

(b) whether the death was due to a fault involving—

(i) fixed wiring;

(ii) flexible lead;

(iii) appliance lead;

(iv) appliance;

(v) plug;

(vi) socket outlet;

(vii) misuse of equipment or appliance;

(viii) bare wires;

(ix) taped joints;

(x) broken neutral;

(xi) exposed and live male plug pins.

9.  Supply installation details—

(a) voltage;

(b) earthing arrangements, whether—

(i) the earthing connection was loose;

(ii) the earthing connection was disconnected;

(iii) the earthing connection was in contact with a phase conductor in the plug, the socket or elsewhere, and, if so, where;

(iv) the earthing connection was to a water pipe, local earth electrode, cable sheath, aerial earthwire or earthing terminal and, if so, which;

(v) the earth fault loop impedance was measured and, if so, the measurement obtained;

(c) description of circuit protection;

(d) extent of operation of circuit protection.

10.  Whether there was evidence of amateur work.

PART III EVENTS SPECIFIED IN REGULATION 34(2)(c)

Particulars relating to the person submitting the notice

1.  Name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the notice and, if different, corresponding particulars of the person to whom enquires should be addressed.

2.  Date on which the notice is submitted.

3.  Supplier’s reference and sequential reference number.

Particulars relating to the event

4.  Site of event—

(a) address or location;

(b) nature of site, e.g. street, arable field, camp site.

5.  Date of event.

6.  Whether the person involved in the event was—

(a) at work, and, if so, the type of work;

(b) not at work, and, if so, sufficient description to identify status, e.g. householder, visitor, child.

7.  Supply system details—

(a) voltage;

(b) type of apparatus at site of event, e.g. overhead lines, distributing mains, service line;

(c) height of the electric line at point of contact, if any;

(d) whether or not the electric line remained live on the ground or at a reduced height;

(e) whether or not the electric line was surrounded by insulation.

8.  Brief facts of the event, including the cause and details of all plant involved and the person responsible for the plant.

9.  Details of action which has been, or is intended to be, taken to prevent a recurrence of the event.

PART IV EVENT SPECIFIED IN REGULATION 34(2)(d)

Particulars relating to the person submitting the notice

1.  Name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the notice and, if different, corresponding particulars of the person to whom enquiries should be addressed.

2.  Date on which the notice is submitted.

3.  Supplier’s reference and sequential reference number.

Particulars relating to the events

4.—(a) Total number of events, if any, during the reporting period classified as specified in sub-paragraph (b) and involving deliberate or accidental contact, damage or interference by each of the following—

(i) a supplier, a telecommunication code system operator, a public gas supplier, a water or sewage authority, a local or highway authority, or their respective contractors;

(ii) farmers, farm workers or farm implements;

(iii) private individuals;

(iv) other persons;

(v) other causes, e.g. corrosion, ground subsidence, faulty manufacture, ageing or deterioration.

(b) The classes referred to in sub-paragraph (a) are—

(i) low voltage service lines;

(ii) low voltage distributing mains;

(iii) high voltage lines (specifying voltage).