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STANDARDS
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BICSI G2.2-2019
Last year BICSI G1 was released as the first of numerous standards
specific to OSP ICT construction and installation. Throughout the year
some thought BICSI Standards had finally met their match in creating
the next in the series, but it turns out that OSP expertise was (and still
is) in demand during Construction Season with volunteer time being
scarce. Given the onset of winter in most parts, the contents of BICSI
G2.2, ICT Outside Plant Construction and Installation: Aerial Cable
Installation were formally approved at the 2019 BICSI Winter
Conference & Exhibition.
While a public release date has not been scheduled, this 100-plus-
page standard covers placing messenger strand and subsequent
lashing of the cable. For those with a preference toward self-support-
ing cables, such as Figure 8 or ADSS, these are covered as well. One
of the other interesting features of this standard is its approximately
150 figures, making it the most figure-intensive standard at BICSI
to date.
Some have noted that G2.2 seems to be an odd designation.
However, in development is both G2, an overview of aerial plant
installation and G2.1, which focuses on the installation of poles
and their accompanying guys. While these are already in progress
and in approval, if the return of Construction Season is as predicted,
it may be early winter before these become fully available.
'Til next time
Jeff Silveira, RITP, CAE, AStd
BICSI Director of Standards
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