Utility Pole Workshop

Proposed Agenda

13 August

9:00 am             Welcome

9:15 am             Pole Materials for overhead lines- 15 minute presentations from three utilities on why they use the materials (Essential- fibreglass, Pine, and Hardwoods-Energy QLD)

10:00 am          Performance of wood poles (a discussion about issues with wood poles)

10:30 am          Coffee

11:00 am          NDE workshop

Overview- UQ NDE test – Michael Powell, Bioteca

A series of 10 minute talks on devices-tentatively: Thor, Polux, Resitool, Modshock, Woodscan, Vonaq, Portascan, Deuar with field demo on Day 2

Noon                   Lunch

1:00 pm             NDE Continued

1:45 pm             Pole reinforcements

2:30 pm             Building and maintaining a resilient system- TBA

3:00 pm             Coffee

3:30 pm             Carroty rot workshop- begin with an overview of problem then lay out samples and have attendees examine before bringing this back to discuss the issue (roundtable- Essential/TasNetworks/Energy QLD)

5:00 pm             Adjourn

14 August

8:30 am             Remedial treatments- a general overview- Jeff Morrell, UniSA

9:15 am             External bandages

10:00 am          Physical barriers- pole wraps

10:30 am          Coffee

10:50 am          Internal treatments

                                                Boron rods

Cu/Borate rods

                                                Boron fluoride rods

                                                Dazomet

11:30 am          Data management (Phil S, CQU)

12:15 pm          Lunch

1:30 pm             Fire protection for poles: fire wraps

2:00 pm             Termite management- detection and treatment update

2:45 pm             Pole breaking and field demo- vendors would be invited to show their systems – such as inspection tools, wraps, etc

4:30 pm             Final wrap up and AdjournIn this Utility pole workshop we will be discussing the manufacture, repairs and testing of utility poles