Preface

ICT Installation Practices Field Guide Volume 1 -General Cabling 2 nd Edition

This field guide is not intended to be used for BICSI ® testing or credentialing purposes but is meant to be used in the field by BICSI's installers and technicians as a handy reference for both copper and optical fiber cable general installation applications.

BICSI ®, Tampa, FL 33637

Second edition published 2023

First printing July 2023

Printed in the United States of America

ISBN (Print): 978-1-928886-97-6

ISBN (Electronic): 978-1-928886-98-3

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WARNING

It is the responsibility of the user of this publication to determine the use of the applicable safety and health practices associated with ICT cabling installation practices. BICSI shall not be liable to the purchaser or any other entity with respect to any liability, loss, or damage caused directly or indirectly by application or use of this publication. This publication is not a single source document but a compendium of many sources of ICT industry-related practices, processes, and procedures. The information contained in this publication includes, but is not limited to, national and international codes, de jure and de facto standards, and industry-accepted best practices. BICSI recommended best practices are industry established best practices and not specifically developed by BICSI. When necessary, BICSI will select and recommend widely used and acceptable methods for the performance of a particular task or process based on numerous factors, including, but not limited to, widespread field acceptance, manufacturer's recommended methods, and safety.

This publication does not address safety issues associated with its use.

Acknowledgments

Thank you for ordering the 2nd edition of BICSI's ICT Installation Practices Field Guide: Volume 1 – General Cabling. The officers of BICSI are pleased to provide an up-to-date field guide that offers proven guidelines and installation methods accepted by the ICT industry.

BICSI's Technical Information and Methods (TI&M) Committee serves to coordinate the information within all BICSI technical publications:

TI&M Chair:

Robert B. "Bob" Hertling Jr.,

RCDD, OSP;

South County Systems Consulting, LLC

TI&M Vice-Chair:

Philip W. Janeway,

RCDD;

Rack Bunker Data Center, LLC

TI&M Secretary:

John Romanski

OSP, WD, ESS, DCDC, RTPM; Precision Contracting Services, Inc.

Bob Hertling, as publication SMETL, spearheaded the difficult task of extracting this field guide's information from BICSI's Information Technology Systems Installation Methods Manual (ITSIMM). That information was condensed into this right-sized field guide. BICSI greatly appreciates the strong commitment of Bob's subject matter expert team: Jacob Dyas, David Houtz, Phil Janeway, and Sean O'Hara.

Field Guide SMETL: Robert B. Hertling Jr., RCDD, OSP; South County Systems Consulting, LLC

BICSI's Vice President of Professional Development: Penni Ferguson

BICSI's Director of Publications: Clarke W. Hammersley

Field Guide Project Manager/Lead Technical Editor: Jeffrey Giarrizzo

Field Guide Senior Publications Designer: John Ditzel

Field Guide Technical Editor: Allen Dean

ICT Installation Practices Field Guide Volume 1 -General Cabling 2 nd Edition

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