Many different methods are used for cable installation. These include pulling, blowing, and pushing into ducts, direct burial, and aerial installation. The installation of aerial fiber optic cables can. Aerial work mixes mechanical engineering (span, sag, tension), careful selection of cable types (ADSS, figure-8, lashed) and a disciplined safety-first attitude. This article explains the common aerial cable types, the hardware you'll actually use on poles and span ends, and the safety practices. ons, and company safety practices and policies. Failure to do so can result in life-threat t truck or on a ladder so that it cannot fall. Materials and equipment should not unnece lled for in your company's safety proced s and, if necessary, lineman's rubber gloves. Use the leather gloves when. An aerial cable is an insulated cable usually containing all fibres required for a telecommunication line, which is suspended between utility poles or electricity pylons.
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