scope:

This Standard provides requirements for primary and secondary protectors used in telecommunication networks and installed in nonhazardous locations in accordance with the requirements of the Canadian Electrical Code, Part I.

This Standard is concerned with the safety of protector users and their property.

This Standard provides requirements for a current-limiting device located on the equipment side and forming part of the telecommunication primary protector.

This Standard applies to telecommunication secondary protectors, and the requirements, criteria, and tests for these are specified in Clause 7.