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  1. CODES, STANDARDS, REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES

    1. Electrical and building codes, standards and guidelines govern the installation practices and materials used in the construction of telecommunications facilities.


    2. Equipment and material used at UIC shall be Underwriters' Laboratories (UL) or Canadian Standards Association (C.S.A.) listed and labeled.


    3. The latest editions and amendments of the following codes, standards and guidelines are minimum requirements:


      1. Municipal Code of Chicago Relating to Electrical Inspection (City of Chicago Electrical Code).


      2. NFPA 70 National Electrical Code (NEC).


      3. ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-A Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard.


      4. ANSI/TIA/EIA 568A-1 - Propagation Delay and Delay Skew Specifications for 100 W 4-Pair Cable.


      5. ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-A-2 Corrections and Additions to TIA/EIA-568-A-2.


      6. ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-A-3 Addendum No. 3 to TIA/EIA-568-A.


      7. ANSI/TIA/EIA-569-A - Commercial Building Standard for Telecommunications Pathways and Spaces.


      8. ANSI/EIA/TIA-570 Residential and Light Commercial Telecommunications Wiring Standard.


      9. ANSI/EIA/TIA-598-A - Optical Fiber Cable Color Coding.


      10. ANSI/TIA/EIA-606 - The Administration Standard for the Telecommunications Infrastructure of Commercial Building


      11. ANSI/TIA/EIA-607 Commercial Building Grounding and Bonding Requirements for Telecommunications.


      12. ANSI/TIA/EIA-758 Customer-Owned Outside Plant Telecommunications Cabling Standard.


      13. ANSI/TIA/EIA-758-1 Addendum No. 1 to TIA/EIA-758 Customer-Owned Outside Plant Telecommunications Cabling Standard


      14. TIA/EIA TSB-67_Transmission Performance Specifications for Field Testing of Unshielded Twisted-Pair Cabling Systems


      15. TIA/EIA TSB-72 Centralized Optical Fiber Cabling Guidelines.


      16. TIA/EIA TSB-75 Additional Horizontal Cabling Practices for Open Offices.


      17. Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Part 15 - FCC Rules Addresses electromagnetic radiation


      18. Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Part 68 - FCC Rules provides regulations for connecting premises cabling and customer-provided equipment to the regulated networks.


      19. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 as it relates to telecommunications is covered in "Title IV: Telecommunications," which covers the functionality of devices for hearing and speech impaired individuals and in "Appendix B. Section 4.3.1: Telephones," which covers accessibility to telephones and communications devices by the physically impaired.


      20. Telecommunications Distribution Methods Manual, Building Industry Consulting Services International (BICSI).


      21. LAN and Internetworking Design Manual, Building Industry Consulting Services International (BICSI).


      22. Customer-Owned Outside Plant Design Manual, Building Industry Consulting Services International (BICSI).


      23. BICSI - DD120 Grounding And Protection Fundamentals For Telecommunications Systems.


      24. International Association of Electrical Inspectors - Soares Book On Grounding.


      25. Municipal Code of Chicago Relating to Fire Prevention (City of Chicago Fire Code)


      26. National Fire Protection Association Life Safety Code (NFPA 101)


      27. Any other UIC applicable codes, standards and guidelines not listed.
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