This guide highlights essential precautions including wearing protective gear, disconnecting power sources, handling fiber scraps carefully, avoiding face or eye contact, following regulatory standards, using adequate lighting, and keeping food or beverages away from work areas. Some key considerations for installing optical fiber cable are highlighted below. Proper industry. The Fiber Optic Association, Inc. (FOA) was founded in 1995 to help develop the workforce to build the fiber optic networks to support a rapid expansion in communications and the Internet. The charter of the FOA was to promote professionalism in fiber optics through education, certification, and. However, the specialized nature of fiber optic installations means that proper planning, execution, and maintenance are critical to achieving the performance, reliability, and longevity your organization requires. The cable should be bent as little as possible. Installation of fiber optic cable demands precise planning and technique, and as fiber optic installers you'll need to assess pathways, select cable types, respect bending-radius and tensile limits, and test splices and connectors. NEIS® are intended to be referenced in contrac documents for electrical construction ation or liability to users of this publication.