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162 D RAFT North Carolina 911 Board Operating Standards — Version 04/14/2011 D RA FT 1 5.4.6 Means shall be provided to prevent unauthorized vehicles from approaching the building housing 2 the Public Safety Answering Point to a distance of no less than 82 ft (25 m). 3 5.4.7 As an alternative to prevent unauthorized vehicles, unauthorized vehicles shall be permitted to 4 approach closer than 82 ft (25 m) if the building has been designed to be blast resistant. 5 5.6 Lighting. 6 5.6.1 Artificial lighting shall be provided to enable personnel to perform their assigned duties. 7 5.6.2 Emergency Lighting. The Public Safety Answering Point shall be equipped with emergency 8 lighting that shall illuminate automatically immediately upon failure of normal lighting power. 9 5.6.3 Illumination levels shall be sufficient to allow all essential operations. 10 5.7 Circuit Construction and Arrangement. 11 5.7.1 As built drawings shall be provided. 12 5.7.2 Circuits shall not pass over, pass under, pass through, or be attached to buildings or property that 13 is not owned by, or under the control of, the PSAP or the entity that is responsible for maintaining the 14 system. 15 5.7.3 Emergency call instruments installed in buildings not under control of the PSAP shall be on 16 separate dedicated circuits. 17 5.7.4 The combination of public emergency services communication and signaling (C &S) circuits in 18 the same cable with other circuits shall comply with the following: 19 5.7.4.1 Other municipally controlled C &S circuits shall be permitted. 20 5.7.4.2 Circuits of private signaling organizations shall be permitted only by permission of the PSAP. 21 5.8 Underground Cables. 22 5.8.1 Underground communication and signal cables shall be brought above ground only at points 23 where the PSAP has determined there is no potential for mechanical damage or damage from fires in 24 adjacent buildings. 25 5.8.2 All cables that are installed in manholes, vaults, and other enclosures intended for personnel entry 26 shall be racked and marked for identification. 27 5.8.3 Cable splices, taps, and terminal connections shall be located only where accessible for 28 maintenance and inspection and where no potential for damage to the cable due to falling structures or 29 building operations exists. 30 5.8.4 Cable splices, taps, and terminal connections shall be made to provide and maintain levels of 31 conductivity, insulation, and protection that are at least equivalent to those afforded by the cables that are 32 joined. Page 9