XXII. Fiber Optic Safety Procedures
Site superintendent and project manager will conduct site inspection to ensure that employees who handle, pull, install, splice, terminate, test or trouble shoot fiber optic cables are in compliance with
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Fiber splice locations with reflections are not acceptable and will be rejected. This does not include connectors used during testing, jumpers at panels, or patch panel ports.