what are cable installers?

Although cabling installers are responsible for observing general construction safety standards like all other workers, their main areas of concern will be electrical and low-voltage safety. Electrical safety work practices are found in 29 CFR 1910.331-335, while low-voltage safety practices come under 29 CFR 1910.268.

cable installers

Even though the telecommunications standard, which applies to lines operating at under 50 volts, is less rigorous than the electrical standard, Franks points out that low-voltage systems can be not only dangerous, but deadly. "They can deliver a tenth of an ampere," he says, "which can be fatal if delivered to the heart region, where it can result in heart fibrillation." Shock from DC power supplies, such as batteries backing up uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs), can also be fatal under certain circumstances.