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Street Lighting Inspection Checklist

This inspection checklist will work as a critical quality control tool to ensure that the streetlighting is safe and free of hazard. Regular inspection will help you avoid accidents and costly repairs in the future.
MaintainX
07/22/2022

Street Lighting Inspection Checklist

This inspection checklist will work as a critical quality control tool to ensure that the streetlighting is safe and free of hazard. Regular inspection will help you avoid accidents and costly repairs in the future.

    Locations in accordance with approved design drawings.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Exposed conduit hot-dip galvanized rigid-steel conduit clamps and fittings hot-dip galvanized melleable iron.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Buried conduit rigid PVC (min. 32mm diameter)

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    PVC couplings solvent cement weld type

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Approved utility warning type 300 mm above and directly over conduit.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Junction boxes have special permission.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Junction boxes approved for electrical use.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Junction box lids have a bolt locking device.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Junction box lids marked "electric" on outside face of over with permanent legible lettering.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Street Light Poles

    hot-dip galvanized steel, octagonal, tapered davit type or

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    square steel with one coat primer and two coats flat black enamel

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    nut covers

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    reinforced handhole with gasketted cover assembly

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    10mm x 20 mm grounding stud provided with 2 nuts and 2 washers

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    pole length correct

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    david arm length correct

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    CSA certified

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Anchor bolts for poles

    correct diameter(25mm)

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    length as shown on the drawings

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    hot-dip galvanized

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    minimum grade 60 bolts

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Street light pole on service base 0.9 m shorter than other poles.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Luminaries

    high pressure sodium-CSA certified

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    integral ballast (120v) and lamps

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    rated 100 watts or as shown on drawings

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    poly carbonate retractor (acrylic or glass unsatisfactory)

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    gasket for refractor

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    adjustable slip fitter

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    adjustable lamp socket

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    luminary on service pole equipped with twist-lock receptacle for photo-electric controller

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    integral ballast suitable for operation at minus 34 c

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    integral ballast connected to a terminal block

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    protected by a fuse block with 10 Amp fuse

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Photo Electric Controller

    cadium sulphide type

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    externally adjustable sensitivity

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    twist lock base

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    120v operating voltage

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    delayed action type

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    oriented as required

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Conduit capped or covered when electrical work not in progress

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Conduit cleaned before pulling conductors.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Buried conduit capped prior to pouring concrete or backfilling

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Conduit minimum 75mm above street light bases

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Bends to be standard rigid PVC.

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail
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