Back strain, cuts, high pulling tension recoil, carrying wire on shoulders, provide nolube lowfriction wire. For single core cables trefoil arrangement is the most advised method. Take reasonable precautions to prevent damage to the cable from severe blows with sharp instruments and pulling over sharp objects. The cable is fed from the bottom of the reel so that its curvature is continuous with no reversed bends. Power failures and expensive replacement work are the result. Ieee 3752 test procedure kinetic coefficient of friction tested at 300 lbft sidewall. This pdf contains 77 electrical inspection checklists taken from the 2014 electrical inspection manual with checklists. Cable pulling if it is not done properly may cause damages to the outer sheath of the cables, this leading, sooner or later, to a fault in the cable. Direct in the ground in trenches underground cables. No electric field emanates from underground cables. This instruction manual is a stepbystep guide for end. Hand feed cables around corners using large sweeping bends.
Manual or motordriven megohm meters are available for a range of fixed dc volt. Cable preparation and pulling procedure best practices for. Southwire companys power cable installation guide provides installation information. This method of laying cables into the ground tends to be used where the cables in. For manual pulling in of the cable one thing that must be ensured is that the. Wire installation safety national electrical contractors. The fastening of the pulling rope to the cable must be undertaken with care to avoid losing the cable on the way. The following is a recommended procedure for calculating installation parameters for. The purpose of work procedure for cable pulling generating this method statement is to define the procedure step by step to implement the correct practice for laying the cable from substation to the location of newly assigned area. For telecommunications cables we recommend conductor pulling with a cable pulling head. Pdf seb cable pulling and laying equipment catalogue size. This manual provides installation information for power and control cables for industrial.
Cable pulling if it is not done properly may cause damages to the outer sheath of. Cable preparation and pulling procedure best practices. A guideline for laying of cables and installation of sleeves. Scope of this method statement covers the following activities. Cable installation manual for power and general cable.