Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for splicing
- Select safety equipment to protect self and public according to enterprise guidelines and occupational health and safety (OHS) practices
- Confirm layout of job using installation according to physical conditions at site and requirements of relevant legislation, codes, regulations and standards
- Inform appropriate personnel of identified hazards on work site
- Locate other services from relevant authorities according to enterprise guidelines and safe practices
- Test for dangerous gases and place guards around open manholes following OHS and environmental requirements
- Obtain approval for alterations to the design according to enterprise guidelines
- Check existing optical fibre cable
- Verify that cable was installed according to the installation plan and visually inspect cable for signs of sheath damage
- Maintain minimum bend ratios according to manufacturer specifications to prevent cable damage and signal degradation
- Secure cable according to safe industry practice to avoid cable and sheath damage
- Splice optical fibre cable
- Verify fibre is not live using appropriate equipment to maintain safe work practices, and ensure correct fibre has been identified
- Prepare cable end to expose optical fibres according to splicing method and manufacturer specifications
- Prepare and splice fibres using safe industry practice according to enterprise specifications
- Test splice joint to manufacturer and design requirements
- Terminate optical fibre cable
- Select connector unit to suit terminating frame according to design specifications
- Terminate the cable using type of termination specified in the plan and according to manufacturer specifications
- Test termination for transmission loss and strength and re-terminate if transmission loss exceeds the manufacturer specifications
- Install protection devices on connectors and fibres to protect from exposure and contaminants
- Label and lay up cables in enclosure according to manufacturer’s instructions and enterprise guidelines
- Finish job and report