| Document ID (ISN) | 37063 |
| CIS number |
82-254 |
| Year |
1980 |
| Convention or series no. |
NSC Data Sheet I-607-80
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| Title |
Direct buried utility cables |
| Bibliographic information |
National Safety Council, 444 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA, 1980. 6p. Illus. 4 ref. |
| Abstract |
Guidelines and directives for buried cables; earthed shielding for cables carrying a voltage above 600V; clearance between buried cables and sewers and water and fuel lines; trenching; trench bottom; burial depth of cable as determined by voltage range; precautions before excavation; sloping and shoring of trench sides; minimum separation of power cables or conductors carrying different voltages, telephone lines, etc.; inspection for underground obstacles before excavation; handling of cables and wires. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
trenching and excavating; USA; underground cables; electric power distribution; work near electric lines |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
cable sheaths; sloping of trench sides; earthing; data sheet; trench shoring |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Subject(s) |
Construction industry
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Electricity
Trenching and excavating
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