Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for the installation of structured cabling
- Confirm customer requirements and ensure compliance with requirements of relevant legislation, codes, regulations and standards
- Arrange access to the site according to required procedure
- Inform appropriate personnel of identified hazards on work site
- Organise tools and equipment for given work
- Erect barriers according to safety requirements
- Select cable type and match structured cabling to installation environment and customer requirements
- Verify proposed route to meet manufacturer specifications and industry standards
- Install structured cable
- Place and secure the correct type of cable following occupational health and safety (OHS) and environmental requirements and according to accepted industry practice and standards
- Maintain cable and services separations in runs and cross overs to meet manufacturer and industry standards
- Install structured cabling to industry standards
- Minimise twist ratio defects to avoid accumulation effect on structured cable performance
- Fit over-voltage protection devices to all cables and metallic components where required
- Terminate structured cable
- Terminate the cable according to accepted industry practice and standards
- Maintain correct twist ratio to optimise system performance at rated level
- Use correctly rated termination hardware with appropriate termination tool to ensure integrity and performance of termination
- Earth cable shield to manufacturer specifications and relevant industry standards if applicable
- Certify system performance to required level and complete customer documentation
- Test installation and termination to comply with certification requirements
- Record and verify system performance promptly where required
- Authorise and issue appropriate documentation to client to certify system performance and complete records where required
- Reinstate site to original condition and dispose of waste in an environmentally safe manner
- Notify customer and obtain sign-off