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Reception of fiber optic cabling and equipment

By Steve Rogers,
Reception of fiber optic cabling and equipment in the work area

Fiber optic equipment and components may be damaged through improper handling or storage and must be handled in the correct manner. 

Reception

The delivery of the fiber optic cable, equipment, and supplies should be scheduled in the work area as soon as possible at the time of use, to reduce the risk of possible damage from construction,
weather or theft. The coordination of delivery can be complicated, which is why it must be coordinated in an area outside the construction or in a closed storage warehouse in the construction area. Once received, all components must be carefully checked to see that they do not show any damage.

If they are suspected of being damaged, continuity should be verified and if there are losses.  Make sure that all components and parts were sent, received, that the quantities ordered match (for example, that the fiber optic cables contain the quantity and type of fiber ordered,
which are of the orderly length) and if any difference is verified or that any product is damaged,
the supplier must be notified and request replacement. 

Fiber optic cable handling

Cable coils must be handled with care. All coils, regardless of size or length, must have both ends of the cable available for continuity verification. For continuity verification, a visual continuity plotter or a visual fault locator and bare fiber adapters can be used. 
Cable coils must be carefully moved to avoid damaging the cable. The small cable reels move by hand.

Large coils must be moved with the appropriate lifting equipment or by means of two or more installers with experience in the operation of the transfer. The lifting equipment must move the coils with sling equipment or slings that match together with a tube of the appropriate size inserted into the hole in the center of the coil. Sling and slings should never be held around the
area where the cable is in the coil.     

Also Read:  Cable technician certification


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