[Outages-discussion] Why not to label fiber-optic cables "High Voltage"

[Warren Kumari]

On Oct 20, 2012, at 2:22 PM, Jimmy Hess <mysidia at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.
> 

Sorry, but that is simply not true -- there are a huge number of reasons for this, including monintoing / management of the HV gear, fiber is often strung along HT cables ( http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2010/09/21/google-our-fiber-gets-shot-down/ ), shared utility poles, etc…

W


> 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
> --
> -JH
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