DO NOT OPERATE THE FIBER CLEAVER OR FUSION SPLICER UNLESS YOU HAVE BEEN PROPERLY TRAINED BY A LAB TECHNICIAN OR DR. HICHWA.
Safety glasses must be worn at all times while cleaving fiber.
The cut ends of optical fiber are dangerous. They are basically glass needles that will penetrate flesh then break off and become nearly impossible to remove. Once in your body it will likely become infected.
Find and dispose of all cut fiber fragments immediately after cutting. Proper disposal means placing them in an approved fiber disposal unit (not a trash can).
Handle cut fiber fragments with tweezers only.
It is the operator’s responsibility to ensure that no fiber fragments ‘escape’ and injure someone. If you lose a fiber fragment you must look until you find it or it is sure to stick someone (maybe you a few minutes later).
Fiber fragments can stick to the cover of the cleaver. Move slowly when opening the cover. Always look on the inside of the cover if you don’t see your fragment on the shelf. Fragments can also fall down by the diamond wheel.
If you can’t find your fragment, get more light on the subject and work area. Do not move the cleaver until the fragment has been found. Use a magnifying glass if you need to but FIND THAT FRAGMENT.
Safety glasses must be worn at all times while cleaving fiber.
The cut ends of optical fiber are dangerous. They are basically glass needles that will penetrate flesh then break off and become nearly impossible to remove. Once in your body it will likely become infected.
Find and dispose of all cut fiber fragments immediately after cutting. Proper disposal means placing them in an approved fiber disposal unit (not a trash can).
Handle cut fiber fragments with tweezers only.
It is the operator’s responsibility to ensure that no fiber fragments ‘escape’ and injure someone. If you lose a fiber fragment you must look until you find it or it is sure to stick someone (maybe you a few minutes later).
Fiber fragments can stick to the cover of the cleaver. Move slowly when opening the cover. Always look on the inside of the cover if you don’t see your fragment on the shelf. Fragments can also fall down by the diamond wheel.
If you can’t find your fragment, get more light on the subject and work area. Do not move the cleaver until the fragment has been found. Use a magnifying glass if you need to but FIND THAT FRAGMENT.
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