This guide highlights essential precautions including wearing protective gear, disconnecting power sources, handling fiber scraps carefully, avoiding face or eye contact, following regulatory standards, using adequate lighting, and keeping food or beverages away from work areas. Besides the usual safety issues for all construction, generally covered under OSHA rules in the US (OSHA 10 and 30), fiber optics adds concerns for eye safety, chemicals, sparks from fusion splicing, disposal of fiber shards and more, covered in Part 1. Before beginning any installation, safety. d suppliers of electrical construction services. FO-VC2 JOINT USE - VERICAL MIDSPAN CLEARANCES 48. APPENDIX A - COVER SHEET / TOC 52. Fiber optic cable is sensitive to xcessive pulling, bending, and crushing forces.
[pdf] The National Electrical Safety Code, published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, sets clearances ranging from as low as 10 feet for certain residential service drops up to more than 40 feet above large navigable waterways. All conductors of outside wiring shall comply with clearances specified in Rule 37, General Order No. 95, 1981 Edition, Rules for Overhead Electric Line Construction of the California Public Utilities Commission, which is hereby incorporated by reference. Electrical supply and communication systems shall be designed, constructed, and maintained for their intended use, regard being given to the conditions. Re: PIR reporting and competent persons. Between Buildings & Structures. Requirement's of the ( ESQCR ) 2002 1. The term “ Low voltage “ & “ High voltage “ 4. Regulation 17 – minimum height of Overhead Lines.
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