Installation Checklist
Planning
for the installation is a critical phase of any
project as it involves
coordinating activites of many people and companies.
The best way to
keep everything straight is to develop a checklist
based on the design
path. This is comprehensive but each project may have
some of its own
unique requirements that need to be added to the list.
Pre-install checklist:
- Main
point of contact/project manager chosen
- Link
communications requirements set
- Equipment
and component requirements set and vendors chosen
- Link
route chosen, permits obtained
- Cable
plant components and vendors chosen
- Coordination
with facilities and electrical personnel complete
- Documentation
completed and ready for installation, preliminary
restoration plans ready
- Test
plan complete
- Schedule
and start date set for installation, all parties
notified
- Components
ordered
and delivery date set, plans made for receiving
materials
(time, place,) arrange security if left outside or
on construction site
- Contractor/installer
chosen and start date set
- Link
route tour with contractor(s)
- Construction
plans reviewed with contractor(s)
- Components
chosen reviewed with contractor(s)
- Schedule
reviewed with contractor(s)
- Safety
rules reviewed with contractor(s)
- Excess
materials being kept for restoration reviewed with
contractor(s)
- Test
plan reviewed with contractor(s)
Before starting the install:
- All
permits available for inspection
- Sites
prepared, power available
- All
components on site, inspected, 24-hour security
arranged if necessary
- Contractor
available
- Relevant
personnel notified
- Safety
rules posted on the job site(s) and reviewed with
all supervisors and installation personnel
During The Installation:
- Inspect
workmanship
- Daily
review of process, progress, test data
- Immediate
notification and solution of problems, shortages,
etc.
After completion of cable plant installation:
- Inspect
workmanship
- Review
test data on cable plant
- Set
up and test communications system
- Update
and complete documentation
- Update
and complete restoration plan
- Store
restoration plan, documentation, components, etc.
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