This Fibre Optic Splicing - Termination Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) provides clear guidelines for safely performing tasks related to the repair, splicing, and construction of new joints in fibre optic cabling, especially near roads, railways, or shipping lanes. Static electricity can build up in your clothes and body, so the use of anti-static wrist straps and/or an anti-static mat may help in preventing this from happening. Besides the usual safety issues for all construction, generally covered under OSHA rules in the US (OSHA 10 and 30), fiber optics adds concerns for eye safety, chemicals, sparks from fusion splicing, disposal of fiber shards and more, covered in Part 1. Poor fiber splicing, on the other hand, can lead to performance issues and increased maintenance costs. Even the output of OTDRs, WDM and fiber amplifier systems, which are much higher than LED systems, are still well below that. Introduction This Program provides supervision, employees and safety managers with general safety rules, task safety procedures and best techniques for installation of quality fiber optic cable systems (cable handling, splicing, pulling, terminating testing and trouble shooting tasks). Internal fibre cable exiting Optical Distribution Frame (ODF) splic strian routes if work area obstructs existi ber cover in accordance with required standard (SA002). Contain open ch test to determine category e.
