Installation of Cables Fixed to Buildings

1.21 Installation of Cables Fixed to Buildings or Structures including Cables laid within the Perimeter of the Site

(a) Scope of Work
The making up of and installation, fixing of brackets, racks, trays, metal or fibre or other composition ducting used for installation of cables and conductors, and the installation and clipping of cables thereto and therein and earthing runs.

(b) Type of Employee
Skilled employees and labourers.

(c) Class of Work
(i) The bending and setting up of trays, metal or any other ducting and fixing in connection therein and the making up or alteration of brackets and racks.
(ii) The assembly, fitting and erection of supporting structure of whatever material.
(iii) The laying and installation of all cables to trays or supports using methods or materials appropriate to the industry at the time.

(d) Demarcation
The classes of work set out in clauses (c), (i), (ii) and (iii) shall be regarded as work within the sphere of the electrical contracting industry.  Where it is the custom of the firm to fabricate brackets or fixings in a workshop, this may continue to be done in such a manner, but erection shall be carried out as defined in clauses (e) (1) (i) and (ii) which shall also include rectification where it is possible for this to be done on the site.  Where brackets or fixings of whatever composition are of the type normally made up on site, they shall be considered part of the skilled electrical employees normal work.

(e) Method of Working
(1)(i) All cables – other than those specified in clause (e) (2) (iii) – and metal or any other composition trunking, to be erected by skilled employees.
(ii) The erection of all tray work and supports etc. connected with tray work for cables to be carried out by skilled employees.
(2)(i) The cutting and capping of all cable to be undertaken only by skilled employees.
(ii) Cleating up of cables to be undertaken only by skilled employees.
(iii) A cable gang of labourers may be employed on pulling in heavy cables and auxiliary cables providing there is adequate skilled supervision of not less than the Approved Electrician Grade.  If labourers are not available, skilled employees can be used.
(iv) The cable gang referred to in (e) (2) (iii) may handle all cables on all trunk routes such as cable tunnels, shafts and cable ways for the whole of the routes of cables concerned.
(v) The installation and running on auxiliary routes of single cables up to and including 20mm diameter will be undertaken only by skilled employees.

Note:

(a) Nothing in these Rules shall preclude the proper training of apprentices and adult trainees in any of the skills associated with this determination.

(b) Labourers may be used to execute any unskilled portion of the work defined above but shall not be used to re-introduce pair working.

(c) Where the volume of work on a site justifies it, and notwithstanding the above, labourers as provided for in (e) (2) (iii) under supervision may be used in conjunction with skilled employees to erect tray work and supports etc. connected with tray work for cables, to fix brackets and to clip cables provided that if there is a shortage of work for skilled employees on any site such that skilled employees have to be made redundant, this work shall revert to being carried out by skilled employees only.