NECA/MACSCB 600 : 2003

Foreword
1. Scope
    1.1 Products and Applications Included
    1.2 Products and Applications Excluded
2. Definitions
3. Delivery, Handling, and Storage
    3.1 Delivery
    3.2 Handling
    3.3 Storage
4. Installation
    4.1 Safety Considerations
    4.2 General
    4.3 Preparing Conduits and Ducts Prior to Installing
          Cables
    4.4 Cable Supports
    4.5 Cable Bending Radius
    4.6 Transitions
    4.7 Cable Pulling Lubricants
    4.8 Pulling Cables
    4.9 Manholes
    4.10 Direct Burial
    4.11 Training Cables
5. Splices and Terminations
    5.1 General
    5.2 Preparing the Work Area
    5.3 Nonmetallic Underground Conduit With Conductors
    5.4 Preparing Cables
    5.5 Installing Connectors
    5.6 Insulating Connectors and Terminations
    5.7 Shielding and Grounding
    5.8 cable Jacketing
6. Completing Installation
    6.1 Grounding and Bonding
    6.2 Cable Identification
    6.3 Fireproofing Cables
    6.4 Preliminary Testing
7. Testing and Commissioning
    7.1 Visual Inspections
    7.2 Electrical Testing
    7.3 Energizing Cables
    7.4 Phasing
    7.5 Infrared Testing
8. Maintenance
    8.1 General
    8.2 Routine Inspections and Maintenance
    8.3 Major Inspections, Maintenance, and Testing
    8.4 Energizing Cables
9. Unusual Operating Conditions
    9.1 Short Circuit Or Ground Fault
    9.2 Cable Faults
    9.3 Excavations
10. Testing Procedures
    10.1 General
    10.2 Insulation Resistance Testing
    10.3 DC High Potential Testing
    10.4 Infrared Testing
Annex A: Cable Splicer Certification Programs
Annex B: Reference Standards

Describes installation procedures for shielded and non-shielded solid dielectric medium-voltage cables rated from 600 volts to 69,000 volts AC and installed in conduits, ducts, or direct buried.