[Outages-discussion] Why not to label fiber-optic cables "High Voltage"
Jimmy Hess
mysidia at gmail.com
Sat Oct 20 14:22:36 EDT 2012
On 10/20/12, Frank Bulk <frnkblk at iname.com> wrote:
> Who said the PUC doesn't have the information? It was emergency services
> that didn't have the contact info.
They really shouldn't need the info. Low voltage or optical
telecommunications cables should not be present in an area marked
High-Voltage, or incident to an emergency response.
The local government should mandate regular inspections of
high-voltage marked areas. Either the presence of multiple low-voltage
lines, or the presence of high voltage in unmarked boxes in
unrestricted areas should net fines.
At the very least, the fine for the marking High voltage a box that
contains any low voltage/optical, should exceed 10x the cost of
replacing both the box, and all the cabling, and be sufficient that
false markings would always be fiscally irresponsible for Verizon,
etc.
> Frank
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-JH
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