Cable Hauling

This course is designed for participants to achieve the required performance outcomes‚ skills and knowledge to haul underground cable, involving installation and recovery of cables, including multi-pair, coaxial and optical fibre in access networks or customer premises, in line with current Telstra standards.

On completion of this program, participants will be able to:

• prepare for, conduct, and complete given work according to relevant legislation, codes, regulations and standards including cable installation standards
• verify cable installation requirements from plan and recognise constraints
• inform appropriate personnel of existing and potential hazards on worksite
• obtain information on location of other services from relevant authorities
• conduct work in accordance with required industry, safety and workplace standards
• clean debris and obstructions from conduit using suitable safe methods
• seal cable ends to exclude ingress of foreign matter
• run hauling feeder through conduit to enable cable hauling following work health and safety (WHS) and environmental requirements
• attach cable to hauling feeder according to manufacturer's specifications
• employ cable slippers or rollers to ensure no sheath damage when hauling into and out of enclosures
• lubricate cable and haul evenly at correct tension to reduce risk of cable damage
• maintain sufficient cable length allowance for jointing

• Unit of Competency: ICTCBL207 Haul underground cable
• Unit of Competency: ICTCBL308 Install underground cable

This course will be delivered in one full day face-to-face training session in one of the MILCOM training centres or at a mutually convenient and suitable location‚ for a sufficiently large group of participants.