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Castletown Primary Sub Station
The Manx Utilities Authority (Manx Utilities) was created in April 2014 following the merger of the Isle of Man Water and Sewerage Authority and the Manx Electricity Authority.
We are a Statutory Board of the Isle of Man Government sponsored by the Department of Infrastructure. Manx Utilities is a $£ 100 \mathrm{~m}$ turnover business, responsible for providing its customers with safe, reliable, efficient and economic supplies of electricity, natural gas and clean water; as well as processing waste water. In addition to operating a successful energy trading enterprise, Manx Utilities has two subsidiary businesses specifically focussed on commercial telecommunications (Manx Cable Company) and subsea cable management (e-Ilan Communications Limited).
Our policies and objectives are derived from the duties placed upon us by the various Acts of Tynwald. Copies of these Acts are available via http://legislation.gov.im/cms/en/legislation/current/by-title.htm.
We operate all year round ( 365 days a year). Our working hours can vary. This is down to what the teams are dealing with. It could be maintenance, an electricity outage, a water burst or an issue with the sewerage system. As it states above we have to ensure that our customers are on supply within specified timescales which are derived from the various Acts of Tynwald.
We have full-time employees and crews that will be on call over the evenings and through-out the weekend to respond to any issue that arises as quickly as possible. To ensure that this happens we require some bespoke vehicles and equipment. The vehicles house most of the equipment but some can be housed within a store.
The vehicles need to be available 365 days of the year, rota system of the teams, with them being used for $90 \%$ of the work. They are an extension of our toolbox.
The vehicles are maintained by the Department of Infrastructure. They undergo 13 week Inspections and yearly MOT tests for the Operator Licence requirements.
The sub-station has been used for the parking of Operator Licenced vehicles since 2019. It is not for temporary use. This is a full-time requirement.
The driver will drive to the sub-station in their own vehicle.
They will unlock the gate. No person shall enter the sub-station unless they hold a general instruction permitting them to carry out those duties. They should be in possession of a Manx Utilities Authority HV Authorisation Certificate which authorises them as a competent person as defined in the Electrical Network Services Safety Rules.
The driver will park their personal vehicle and collect the work vehicle. The driver will already be in possession of the vehicle keys or they will be kept within the sub-station.
The drivers personal vehicle will be on site until the work vehicle is returned after their duties have been completed. The driver will take the work vehicle from site. They will lock the gate to the sub-station. Once the driver has completed the duties for the day, they will return to the sub-station in the work vehicle. They will unlock the gate. The driver will park up the work vehicle ensuring that the vehicle is locked. They will then collect their personal vehicle. They will take their personal vehicle from site. They will lock the gate to the sub-station.
There will be a maximum of 6 vehicles to be kept on site. This could fluctuate on an annual basis dependant on staffing and other factors within Manx Utilities. We have indicated the recommended parking arrangement as it appears in the parking plan. Since the sizes of HGVs differ, we have adopted the Manx Roads Manual's Quality Standard minimum width and length.
When the vehicles are parked overnight, we promise to use every reasonable effort to keep them hidden from view by the public and to avoid invading the nearby natural areas. We ensure that the egress and ingress of the sub-station are always maintained straight.
The vehicles are required to be kept here to ensure that our customers are on supply within specified timescales which are derived from the various Acts of Tynwald. It would be hard to ensure that our Governance policy is upheld if a driver had to go from one end of the Island to another to collect a vehicle to complete the work.
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