STA 3+00 Act 2 of 3 · Build
Construct
Place the plant safely, to print, and document it as you go.
Aerial and underground construction: strand, lashing, guys and anchors; trenching, plowing, boring and handholes; then cable placement and restoration.
The checklist and Watch Out items are typical practice. Owner specifications, permits and the governing rules decide what applies.
Construct Checklist
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Watch Out
- A bore through an unmarked sewer lateral can stay hidden until a plumber finds it. Account for laterals before you bore (state one-call law; CGA Best Practices).
- Pulling past the cable rating can damage fiber with no visible sign.
- Missing slack at a splice point forces an extra splice later.
- Locate marks show approximate location, not depth. Inside the tolerance zone, dig only with the methods your state one-call law allows, typically hand digging or vacuum excavation.
- Treat every power facility as energized at all times and stay outside the minimum approach distance (OSHA 1910.268(b)(7), Table R-2; 1926 Subpart V for construction). Only qualified electrical workers work inside it.
- Test existing strand, guys and pole hardware for voltage before touching them, per AE-04 and the employer safety program.
Why This Stage Matters
This is where people get hurt and money gets lost. Power lines, gas mains, traffic and open excavations are all on the job at once. The plant you place here has to last for decades, and the records you keep are the only way anyone will find it again.
What Good Looks Like
- Aerial: a tailboard and traffic control set before work, poles framed at the engineered height, anchors and guys in line with the load, strand tensioned to the chart, cable lashed tight, and slack on snowshoes clear of the climbing space.
- Underground: valid locates, every crossing potholed, a contained bore setup, a complete bore log, a pullback with a swivel and breakaway link, enclosures set to grade, ducts proved, cable placed within its limits and the site restored.
- Safety follows the governing rules: 29 CFR Part 1926 for construction work, including
29 CFR 1926 Subpart Pfor excavations,29 CFR 1926.453for bucket trucks,29 CFR 1926 Subpart Mfor fall protection,29 CFR 1926 Subpart AAfor confined spaces and29 CFR 1926 Subpart Vfor work near power lines;29 CFR 1910.268for the telecom maintenance and service work it covers;MUTCD Part 6for work zones; plusState one-call lawand the owner’s standards.
Hand-Off to the Next Stage
Splice & Test needs cable in place, slack where the prints call for it and closures accessible. Redlines and bore logs travel with the job to Close Out.