TrinityHighway.com 13 Revision A November 2021
Recommended Tools
Documentation
• Manufacturer’s CASS
®
CAble Safety System Assembly Manual
(Current Version).
• CASS
®
System Drawing(s). Current version of SS-720
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Eye Protection
• Work Gloves
• Back Protection
• Safety-Toe Shoes
• Reflective Vest
• Apron
Wrenches
• Pipe Wrenches
• Adjustable Spanner
• Adjustable Jaw Wrenches
• Imperial and Metric Wrenches
Concrete equipment
• Concrete Vibrator
• Concrete Tools
Cable/Miscellaneous equipment
• Traffic Control Equipment and Plan per local standards and the MUTCD
• Cable Tension Meter (PN-5878B)
• CASS
®
Thermometer (Infrared) (PN-5709B)
• Abrasive Cutoff Blade/Saw
• C-Clamps
• CASS
®
Cable Pulling Tool (PN-5850B)
• Locking Pliers
• Duct tape
• Pry Bars
• Line/String
• Plumb Line
• Straight Edge
• Level
• Drift Pin
• Tape Measure
• Come-along/Lever chain hoist (3 ton minimum capacity)
• Backhoe (optional tensioning device)
• Chain (5 ton minimum capacity) of appropriate length for tensioning equipment
• Marking Paint
• Post Pounder
• Auger
Note: The provided list of tools is a general recommendation and should not be considered
an extensive list. Depending on specific site conditions and the complexity of the
assembly specified by the appropriate state/specifying agency, the required tools may
vary. Decisions as to what tools are needed to perform the job are entirely the
responsibility of the state/specifying agency and the agency’s contractor performing the
assembly of the system at the agency’s specified assembly site.