Install, maintain and modify customer premises communications cabling: ACMA Open Rule

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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Work within the constraints imposed by customer premises and ACMA regulatory environment

1.1 Prepare for open cabling work according to the regulatory and cabling environment, cable type, cable identification, termination systems, earthing and protection, records and according to requirements of relevant legislation, codes, regulations and standards

1.2 Identify building infrastructure that places critical constraints on cabling

1.3 Develop strategies to manage other infrastructure in relation to cabling

1.4 Notify appropriate personnel of identified safety hazards at cabling work site

2. Manage remote power feed

2.1 Identify and avoid the risks posed by contact with remote power feeding services when performing cabling activity

2.2 Make site safe, identifying remote power feeding services that operate at above telecommunications network voltage (TNV) inside customer premises

3. Install and modify cable support, earthing and termination infrastructure

3.1 Install fixings and cable support structures of adequate strength safely and aligned with the environment according to manufacturer and customer specifications

3.2 Secure catenary supports to building structure and tension, where necessary, to ensure cable weight can be carried in operating conditions with interference and safety segregation maintained, including adherence to AS/CA TS009:2013

3.3 Install protective earthing of metal work to industry standards where required

3.4 Inspect installed support structure to ensure cable will not be exposed to damage during installation and general operation

3.5 Position terminating equipment and fixing to accepted industry codes of practice, standards and customer requirements

3.6 Inspect back-mount and outlet layout for compliance to manufacturer specifications and allow adequate work space for ease of access and avoid overlaying

3.7 Segregate incoming and outgoing cables for ease of access and avoid overlaying

4. Install cables and earth wires

4.1 Install cables according to manufacturer's application specifications, including tension and bending stress requirements

4.2 Identify and avoid sources of possible damage to cable, including hot pipes, sharp edges and cable burn

4.3 Allow sufficient excess at cable ends to facilitate termination

4.4 Label telecommunication outlet ends of cable uniquely to match identifier at originating location

4.5 Place and secure cable to maintain safety and interference segregation according to legislative and industry standards

4.6 Install cable ties with correct tension to prevent cable sheath damage or transmission impairment and trimmed flush to prevent risk of personal damage

4.7 Install aerial cables supported by catenaries in external environment to meet minimum above ground clearances and clearances from hazardous electrical services according to AS/CA TS009:2013

4.8 Install underground cables to minimum depth of cover and segregation from hazardous electrical and other services according to AS/CA TS009:2013

4.9 Install cables underground (excluding blown fibre tube systems) to incorporate a blocking agent within the cable to prevent the ingress of water

4.10 Install over-voltage protection devices to all cable pairs, where required, according to AS/CA TS009:2013, to suppress voltage surges with the devices protectively earthed

4.11 Conduct a visual inspection to verify telecommunications reference conductor (TRC)/ communications earthing system (CES)/ earth wire insulation is protected against damage and TRC/CES/protective earth is segregated according to relevant industry and legislative standards and AS/CA TS009:2013

5. Terminate and test cables and earth wires

5.1 Remove cable sheath to allow for correct termination length and without damage to underlying conductors and their insulation

5.2 Install terminating modules according to manufacturer specifications and with cable pairs neatly and sequentially fanned for termination

5.3 Terminate conductors according to recommended colour code sequence using appropriate termination tools in the manufacturer's specified manner

5.4 Earth cable shield, if applicable, to manufacturer specifications, relevant industry codes of practice and AS/CA TS009:2013

5.5 Conduct visual inspection to confirm termination colour code sequence has been followed prior to end-to-end testing of wire and pair termination integrity

5.6 Terminate TRC/CES/earth wires with connectors recommended by manufacturers according to accepted industry codes of practice and AS/CA TS009:2013

5.7 Maintain TRC/CES/earth wire continuity throughout to meet interface requirements with electrical systems

5.8 Test TRC/CES/earthing installation for continuity, insulation resistance and conductive resistance according to accepted industry standards, including AS/CA TS009:2013

5.9 Confirm compatibility of alterations with existing systems and test new work both in isolation and when integrated with existing systems

5.10 Test cable according to performance specifications

6. Inspect cable route to ensure correct separations

6.1 Inspect separations along the entirety of the cable route and rectify separations that do not comply with regulations

6.2 Install barriers to achieve separations where sufficient spatial separation cannot be met

7. Evaluate earthing needs for cable systems on customer premises

7.1 Locate existing earthing systems in customer premises and analyse the earthing needs of cable systems in a range of building types

7.2 Calculate the upper and lower limits of resistance for a variety of cable system earths using relevant cable characteristics

8. Label earthing systems

8.1 Identify label requirements for all types of earthing systems

8.2 Attach label to earthing systems according to industry regulations

9. Create or update cable plans and records

9.1 Document installation details on record sheets and plans and store according to customer requirements

9.2 Label cable pairs clearly to provide an accurate identification according to manufacturer, industry and client standards

9.3 Record cabling details in cable pair record books to provide an accurate record according to industry codes of practice and AS/CA TS009:2013

9.4 Complete telecommunications cabling advice (TCA) form

10. Monitor work activity

10.1 Maintain close supervision of cablers not holding appropriate registration for the task to ensure installation and maintenance activity is strictly according to legislative requirements and industry standards for safety and network integrity including AS/ACIF S008:2006 and AS/CA TS009:2013


Qualifications and Skillsets

ICTCBL2137B appears in the following qualifications:

  • ICT30713 - Certificate III in National Broadband Network Construction
  • ICT30813 - Certificate III in Telecommunications Fixed Wireless Installation
  • ICT20613 - Certificate II in National Broadband Network Construction
  • ICT30313 - Certificate III in Telecommunications Cabling
  • ICT30413 - Certificate III in Telecommunications Digital Reception Technology
  • ICT40313 - Certificate IV in Telecommunications Radio Communications
  • ICT30213 - Certificate III in Telecommunications
  • ICT20313 - Certificate II in Telecommunications Cabling
  • ICT30613 - Certificate III in Broadband and Wireless Networks
  • ICT40613 - Certificate IV in Telecommunications Networks Technology
  • ICT30113 - Certificate III in Broadband and Wireless Networks Technology

And the skillsets: