Original Version
Rule 54.6-I
54.6-I. New Rule
Strikeout and Underline Version
Rule 54.6-I
54.6-I.
Attachment of Protective Covering
Protective covering shall be
attached to pole, structures, crossarms, and other supports by means of corrosion-resistant
(straps, plumbers tape, lags, nails, staples, screws, bolts, etc.) which are
adequate to maintain such covering in a fixed position.
Where
such covering consists of wood moulding, rigid plastic moulding, or other
suitable protective moulding, the distance between the attachment materials
(straps, plumbers tape, lags, nails, staples, screws, bolts, etc.) shall not
exceed 36 inches on either side of moulding.
When moulding is
utilized that is subject to expansion due to temperature variation, a gap shall
be provided between each section (at joints). All gaps between sections shall
be covered by material equal to the moulding being utilized to prevent contact
with conductors or cables covered by such moulding.
When building wood box moulding, to prevent
damage to the covered cable or conductor, due care shall be exercised to avoid
the possibility of nails protruding through any inner surface of such covering.
Final Version
Rule 54.6-I
54.6-I.
Attachment of Protective Covering
Protective covering shall be
attached to pole, structures, crossarms, and other supports by means of corrosion-resistant
(straps, plumbers tape, lags, nails, staples, screws, bolts, etc.) which are
adequate to maintain such covering in a fixed position.
Where
such covering consists of wood moulding, rigid plastic moulding, or other
suitable protective moulding, the distance between the attachment materials
(straps, plumbers tape, lags, nails, staples, screws, bolts, etc.) shall not
exceed 36 inches on either side of moulding.
When moulding is
utilized that is subject to expansion due to temperature variation, a gap shall
be provided between each section (at joints). All gaps between sections shall
be covered by material equal to the moulding being utilized to prevent contact
with conductors or cables covered by such moulding.
When building wood box moulding, to prevent
damage to the covered cable or conductor, due care shall be exercised to avoid
the possibility of nails protruding through any inner surface of such covering.