Specification for Contractor Instrumentation Installation Requirements

l. Protective earth (ground) cables shall be installed in trenches in conformance to

IEC 61000-5-2 if specified in project documents.

9.3.5 Optical fibre cable

a. Only staff independently certified as competent shall perform the installation, splicing,
termination and testing of optical fibre cable.
b. Contractor shall ensure that personnel hold a valid certificate of competency for the work
undertaken including a valid photo identification of the holder.
c. The certificate shall be given a unique number which shall be attached to the test
certification for each part of the installation.
d. Installation of optical fibre cables shall be in conformance to the manufacturer’s
instructions, particularly with regard to pulling, terminations, joints and testing.
e. Optical fibre shall be protected from excessive strains, produced axially or in bending,
during installation.
f. Contractor shall determine any measures necessary to prevent the optical fibre within the
optical cable experiencing direct stress following installation.
g. Optical cables may need to deviate from the vertical if long vertical runs are proposed, at
intervals as recommended by the manufacturer by the inclusion of short horizontal runs,
loops or support arrangements.
h. The bending of optical fibre cable under tension during installation shall be avoided.
i. Special tools shall be used for cutting and attaching couplers to the ends of fibres. The
surfaces on the ends of the fibres shall be kept clean and dry.
j. After installation, the continuity, signal losses and attenuation of the optical transmission
system shall be checked in conformance to the approved manufacturer’s recommended
procedure.
k. Failures shall be rectified.

9.4 Penetrations

9.4.1 Mechanical protection

a. Cables shall be protected where they pass through floors, decks, or walls, or where they
rise from a cable trench.
b. Protection shall be installed as specified on project drawings or using one of the following:
1. uPVC ducts for cables rising from below through a floor or out of a trench.
2. Kick protection around openings in floors and decks, either solid or grating.

9.4.2 Cable transit frames

a. Cables crossing a fire or gas barrier, for example a firewall or gas tight wall, will be
designed to pass through a certified multi-cable transit to maintain the characteristics of the
barrier.
b. Transits shall be installed in conformance to manufacturer’s instructions and the project
design drawings.
c. The project design drawings will indicate for each particular cable the transit frames
through which the cable is to pass.
d. Contractor shall ensure that:
1. On horizontal routes the lower transit frames are used first.

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