Having to deal with electric cables is something very dangerous and thatis why companies specialised in cable installation need a lot of cableinstallation equipment to work safely.

So when it comes to cable preparation, various tools are needed. Thosetools need to be properly insulated and completely safe to use if you do notwant to get an electric shock while working.

First of all, they would have the cable cutters. There are differenttypes of cable cutters available that are adapted to a certain kind of work.You can get hydraulic cutters, but also mechanical cutters or battery operatedones.

Cutting a cable is one thing, and it will at some point be necessary tostrip it, which is why cable stripping tools can be very useful. Once again, itis vital to buy the proper kind of equipment that will be safe to use andproperly insulated.

On top of those tools, others are used when doing cable preparation likehydraulic, mechanical or even battery operated compression tools. Associatedtools like cable cleaners and wipes will probably be used a lot as well.

People working in cables installation will always wear special clothes.You can usually find a complete range ofeveryday work wear especially for workers who are in regular or occasionalcontact with electrical equipment.

These kind of special clothes are properly insulated to protect alltheir body whether they are just using drum lifting equipment or if they aredealing with a cable winch, a cable cutter, a cable roller or any live lineequipment.

These workers sometimes need to use machines like overhead winches orunderground winches to install cables outside. They need to be very robust andbe able to cope with a tough environment. Those machines are usually used for new construction or refurbishment works, with theuse of rope drums or split drums.

Other machines are used tobury the cables underground. The cable ploughs are designed to be used in alltypes of soil, and the plough is often filtering away the small stones androcks in order to make sure that the trench is filled with fine earth. Despiteits heavy duty trenching capacity the plough is surprisingly gentle to cable,ensuring that no damage is done.

Every time those machines andtools are used, caution is taken to make sure no one get injured and specialequipment is worn all the time.