Designation:F2233−03(Reapproved2015)StandardGuideforSafety,AccessRights,Construction,Liability,andRiskManagementforOpticalFiberNetworksinExistingSewers1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2233;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguideaddressesonlyprimarysafetyconcerns,easements,constructability,liabilityofthevariousparties,andriskmanagementrelatedtoconstructing,installing,maintaining,orchanginganopticalfibernetworkinanexistingsewer.1.2Thetextofthisstandardreferencesnotesandfootnoteswhichprovideexplanatorymaterial.Thesenotesandfootnotes(excludingthoseintablesandfigures)shallnotbeconsideredasrequirementsofthestandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatoryrequirementspriortouse.See4.1and5.1–5.1.7forspecificsafetyinformation.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1OSHADocument:OSHA29CFRPart1926OccupationalSafetyandHealthStandardsfortheConstructionIndustry22.2OtherDocument:U.S.DOTMUTCDPartVIManualonUniformTrafficControlDevices33.Terminology3.1DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:3.1.1accessrights—agreementsbetweenvariouspartiestoobtaintemporaryandpermanentaccesstopropertyforthepurposeofconstructing,maintaining,orchangingopticalfibernetworks.3.1.2competentperson—apersonproperlytrainedinthesafetyaspectsofanactivity.3.1.3confinedspace—manentryareathathasrestrictedaccessandegress.3.1.4constructability—thetermusedtodenotethecondi-tionofacompletedsetofplansandspecificationsforaopticalfibernetworkanditsimpacttothehostutility,whichhavebeenpreparedwithananalysisofpractical,feasiblemethodsofconstruction.3.1.5liability—theexposuretoclaimsfordamagetoan-otherparty’sh...
