Introduction This Program provides supervision, employees and safety managers with general safety rules, task safety procedures and best techniques for installation of quality fiber optic cable systems (cable handling, splicing, pulling, terminating testing and. Introduction This Program provides supervision, employees and safety managers with general safety rules, task safety procedures and best techniques for installation of quality fiber optic cable systems (cable handling, splicing, pulling, terminating testing and. Besides the usual safety issues for all construction, generally covered under OSHA rules in the US (OSHA 10 and 30), fiber optics adds concerns for eye safety, chemicals, sparks from fusion splicing, disposal of fiber shards and more, covered in Part 1. It is the. An updated version of this booklet is now available as a textbook on Amazon, is included in the FOA Reference Guide to Outside Plant Fiber Optics and as a section in the FOA Guide website. FO-VC2 JOINT USE - VERICAL MIDSPAN CLEARANCES 48. APPENDIX A - COVER SHEET / TOC 52. This recommended practices document is a comprehensive manual for optical fiber construction and testing.