Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for cable installation
- Prepare for given work according to industry standards
- Arrange access to site according to required procedure
- Inform appropriate personnel of identified hazards and safety constraints on worksite
- Obtain cable installation plan and set up installation equipment according to manufacturer’s requirements
- Select suitable protective clothing, tools and equipment, and safety equipment, and confirm support structures are safe
- Install aerial cable lead-in
- Identify and use safe support structures
- Select type of cable bearer and determine need for separate catenary wire installation
- Secure catenary wire or bearer wire permanently to support structure using aerial fixing devices, and adjust tension to meet relevant height and minimum sag requirements to required specifications
- Secure cable safely to catenary wire, leaving cable loop on support structure
- Terminate cable in client enclosure and aerial enclosure
- Install underground cable lead-in
- Run push rod through pipe and attach cable for hauling
- Haul cable using lubricant, cable slippers or rollers to ensure no sheath damage when hauling at correct tension into and out of enclosures
- Provide sufficient cable allowance in enclosures for jointing and maintenance requirements
- Terminate cable in client enclosure and pit enclosure
- Seal and secure cable
- Complete tasks on site