Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare cable support installation
- Arrange access to site according to customer requirements, required procedures, site security arrangements and relevant legislation, codes, regulations and standards
- Confirm site capacities for storage and location of cable feeders or establish alternative methods
- Determine customer specifications, and manufacturer and enterprise requirements for cable support
- Notify appropriate personnel of identified safety hazards at cabling worksite
- Plan cable route identifying and avoiding other services, and remote power feeding services operating at above telecommunications network voltage (TNV) on site in commercial buildings
- Select tools and materials for installation of support system from work specifications and schedules
- Determine cable routes
- Review relevant plans and verify cable locations
- Select cable routes appropriate to location of building services, providing access to all outlets and enabling cable to be supported to outlet point
- Plan safe and efficient installation by accurate identification of structural building requirements and identified site constraints
- Identify cable and services segregation clearances to ensure cable route complies with manufacturer, enterprise, legislative and industry codes of practice
- Determine support method
- Mark out and install fixings and support structure
- Mark out and install fixings and structures securely in safe manner to manufacturer’s specifications, ensuring cable weight can be supported in all operating conditions
- Align support structure correctly to enable cable to be installed evenly, in order and without damage
- Install protective earthing to industry standards
- Conduct work with minimal disruption to ongoing customer activity
- Complete support installation