using a minimum and maximum range of hours for each major job
function and the successful demonstration of identified competencies.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS LINE INSTALLERS & REPAIRERS
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Work Process Content
On the Job Training
GENERAL SAFETY AWARENESS
12
250
- Apply what has been learned in a structured training environment to daily construction activities.
- Attain a better understanding of the adverse effects of construction incidents and accidents.
- Attain a better understanding of the importance of planning, communication, and teamwork during all activities.
- Become familiar with and adhere to employer-initiated safety programs policies, and procedures.
- Conduct a job safety analysis prior to conducting worksite.
- Conduct all safety activities with a profound degree of professionalism.
- Demonstrate leadership while communicating safety concerns, unsafe behavior, and potentially hazardous operations and/or conditions.
- Demonstrate safe lifting procedures.
- Demonstrate safe operation of company vehicles using defensive driving tactics.
- Demonstrate safe working procedures for various activities.
- Properly don and doff PPE (safety goggles, hard hat, and personal fall protection).
- Take the necessary steps to eliminate, mitigate or reduce hazards to an acceptable risk level.
FIRSTAID/CPR
2
20
- Provide basic care for injuries and illnesses until more advanced medical help arrives at the scene.
- If needed demonstrate the ability to perform basic community first aid / CPR and operate an AED device, on the jobsite.
OSHA REGULATIONS
5
500
- Demonstrate the ability to comply with the regulations relevant to the occupation that are set forth in the Code of Federal Regulations Parts 1926 and 1910.
- Adhere to programs, policies, and procedures set forth by industry employers, and any other applicable entities.
- Analyze a variety of job hazards that may adversely affect or impact workers.
- Identify fall hazards and comply with appropriate protocols regarding fall protection.
- Identify confined space hazards and comply with appropriate protocols for safe operation within confined spaces.
POLE CLIMBING SAFETY
6
130
- Describe the purpose and maintenance of climbing equipment.
- Demonstrate the procedures utilized for climbing power poles.
- Explain the purpose and maintenance of rigging tools.
- Identify the knots and hitches utilized in pole climbing.
- Perform different climbing techniques.
- Demonstrate the procedures utilized during pole top and bucket truck rescue.
COMMUNICATION AND HUMAN INTERACTION
4
230
- Practice effective verbal and non-verbal communication during on a jobsite, including recognizing non-verbal communications by co-workers.
- Demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication, self-awareness, individual and group understanding to effectively communicate.
- Understand what constitutes sexual harassment to assure equity and proper behavior on the jobsite.
- Use effective conflict resolution techniques to solve problems.
GENERAL CABLE PLACING TASKS
4
100
- Demonstrate proper use of tools and equipment for the installation of fiber optic cable inside/outside.
- Install racking and casing cable.
- Prepare weatherproofing and fireproofing splices and conduit.
- Practice safety throughout tasks.
SPLICING TECHNIQUES, INCLUDING MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
4
100
- Splice and connect fiber optic cables in an ISP/OSP environment.
- Make fiber optic connections between patch panels and equipment.
- Maintain and repair fiber optic cable.
- Practice safety throughout tasks.
CERTIFIED FIBER OPTIC TECHNICIAN (CFOT)
4
100
- Participation in multiple installation jobs, preferably including premises and OSP installations.
- Experience preparing various cable types.
- Experience with fusion splicing and several termination types.
- Experience testing visual inspection, VFL, OLTS, OTDR.
CERTIFIED FIBER OPTIC SPECIALIST OUTSIDE PLANT (CFOS/O)
4
50
- Participation in multiple installation jobs, including buried, underground, and aerial cable installations.
- Experience preparing OSP cable types.
- Experience with fusion splicing.
- Experience tests with VFL, OLTS, OTDR.
CERTIFIED FIBER OPTIC SPECIALIST IN SPLICING (CFOS/S)
3
50
- Test connectors showing achievement of insertion loss less than or equal to the maximum rating of the connectors.
- Experience with both fusion and mechanical splicing which may include termination of cables using pre-polished/splice connectors.
- Experience with OTDR splice loss measurement, including bi-directional measurements.
CERTIFIED FIBER OPTIC SPECIALIST IN CABLING (CFOS/C)
2
50
- Successful installation of at least 200 connectors.
- Test connectors showing achievement of insertion loss less than or equal to the maximum rating of the connectors.
CERTIFIED FIBER OPTICS SPECIALIST IN TESTING & MAINTENANCE (CFOS/T)
6
50
- Experience with microscope inspection of connectors.
- Experience with VFL testing of at least 200 links.
- Experience loss test on at least 200 links.
- OTDR test on at least 200 links with sample test reports and traces.
- Experience with other testing, CD, PMD, SA testing for fiber characterization.
- Experience with both multimode and single mode fibers.
CERTIFIED FIBER OPTICS SPECIALIST IN FIBER CHARACTERIZATION (CFOS/FC)
6
50
- Experience in general fiber optic testing and use of test equipment (CFOS/T equivalent).
- Microscope inspection of connectors.
- VFL Testing of at least 200 links.
- Insertion loss tests on at least 200 links.
- OTDR tests on at least 200 links with sample test reports and traces.
- Experience with testing long-distance, high-speed fiber optic cable plants using proper test equipment.
INSTALL COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
4
80
- Set up service for customers, installing, connecting, testing, adjusting equipment.
- Install equipment such as amplifiers or repeaters to modify the strength of communications transmissions.
- Adjust equipment to ensure optimal performance.
- Test communications equipment to ensure proper functioning.
LAY CABLES TO CONNECT EQUIPMENT
5
100
- String cables between structures and lines from poles, towers, or trenches, and pull lines to proper tension.
- Pull up cable by hand from large reels mounted on trucks.
- Lay underground cable directly in trenches, or string it through conduits running through trenches.
- Pull cable through ducts by hand or with winches.
- Participate in the construction or removal of telecommunication towers or associated support structures.
TRANSPORTATION AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT
5
130
- Travel to work sites to perform installation, repair, or maintenance work.
- Move large objects using heavy equipment.
- Use a variety of construction equipment to complete installations, such as digger derricks, trenchers, or cable plows, as applicable.
- Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment.
- Dig holes for power poles, using power augers or shovels, set poles in place with cranes, and hoist poles upright, using winches.
EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY
6
130
- Clean equipment, parts, or tools to repair or maintain them in good working order.
- Measure equipment outputs.
- Measure signal strength at utility poles, using electronic test equipment.
- Analyze test or performance data to assess equipment operation.
- Inspect or test lines or cables, recording and analyzing test results, to assess transmission characteristics and locate faults or malfunctions.
- Inspect telecommunications equipment to identify problems.
INSTALLATIONS AND CONNECTIONS
6
150
- Connect electrical components or equipment.
- Inspect or test lines or cables, recording and analyzing test results, to assess transmission characteristics and locate faults or malfunctions.
- Access specific areas to string lines, or install terminal boxes, auxiliary equipment, or appliances, using bucket trucks, climbing poles or ladders, or entering tunnels, trenches, or crawl spaces.
- Calculate requirements for equipment installation or repair projects.
- Install insulation in equipment or structures.
- Place insulation over conductors, or seal splices with moisture-proof covering.
DIG HOLES OR TRENCHES
4
100
- Dig trenches for underground wires or cables.
- Dig holes for power poles, using power augers or shovels, set poles in place with cranes, and hoist poles upright, using winches.
- Compact materials to create level bases.
- Fill and tamp holes, using cement, earth, and tamping device.
CASING AND SPLICING
7
150
- Demonstrate fiber optic cable splicing techniques including but not limited to single-fusion, mass-fusion and mechanical methods.
- Conduct fiber optic testing including but not limited to power meter, ORL, OTDR, CD and PMD.
- Describe fiber optic cable types, make-up of fiber optic cables, and manufacturer specifications to prevent damage of cables.
- Demonstrate knowledge of various manufacturers OSP and ISP splice enclosures and termination panels.
- Explain basic telecom outside plant construction practices and fiber network design.
- Describe basic public right of way and inside plant safety measures.
- Adhere to the measures of data center security processes.
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