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FirstfixandsecondfixaretermsusedintheUKhousebuildingandcommercialbuildingconstructionindustry.
Firstfixcomprisesalltheworkneededtotakeabuildingfromfoundationtoputtingplasterontheinternalwalls.Thisincludesconstructingwalls,floors
andceilings,andinsertingcablesforelectricalsupplyandpipesforwatersupply.
Secondfixcomprisesalltheworkaftertheplasteringtoafinishedhouse.Electricalfixturesareconnectedtothecables,sinksandbathsconnectedtothe
pipes,anddoorsfittedintodoorframes.Secondfixworkrequiresaneaterfinishthanfirstfix.
Thedivisionofworkisaconvenientdescriptionbecauseelectricians,plumbersandcarpenterswillprobablyhavetomaketwoseparatevisitstoone
propertyunderconstruction,atseparatetimes.Projectmanagerscanreport"firstfixcomplete"or"secondfix50%done"andotherscanunderstand.
Someconstructioncompaniesspecialiseinfirstfixworkorsecondfixwork,butmostdoboth.
InNorthAmerica,termssuchasroughinginandfinishingorroughinandfinishworkareoftenheard,referringtosimilarconcepts.Anotherrelated
setoftermsisoutsideworkandinsidework(thebuildingisclosedtotheweatherwhenthelatteroccurs).Carpentersspeakofroughworkandtrim
work(orframingversustrimming),andotherfieldshaveanalogues,suchasmachining(roughingversusfinishingcuts)andcommunications(rough
draftversusreviseddraft).

Electricalinstallationsand"thirdfixes"
Electricalinstallationscanbefurtherdividedintofirst,secondandthirdfixes:[1]
FirstFix:Positioningandsecuringofaccessoryboxes
SecondFix:Preparationandpositioningofcables
ThirdFix:Terminationofconductorstoaccessoriesandprotectivedevices
Asmodernsociety'srelianceontechnologyincreases,theneedtoproperlyhousesensitiveelectronicequipmentbecomesagreaterconcern.The
installationofthisequipmenttakesplaceinthe"thirdfix"segmentofaconstructionproject.Itisespeciallyimportantthatinstallationofsensitive
electronicequipmentbeinstalledonlywhenaconstructionsiteisdustcontrolledandpreparedforwhatwouldbeconsidered"dustfree"conditions.For

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example,forthemoderncomputerserverroom,equipmentwouldbeinstalledonlywhendustandatmosphericconditionsareminimizedandcontrolled.
Similartotheatmosphericneedsofmedicalandscientificresearchlaboratories,theproductionsensitivecomputerchiptechnologyisundertakenina
cleanroomatmospherewherelowlevelsofenvironmentalpollutantssuchasdustandairbornemicrobesarecontrolledandmostpreferablyeliminated.[2]
Thenationalbuildingspecifications,BritishStandard5295:1989,specificallyaddresses"cleanroom"environmentsservingelectronicsmanufacturers,
aswellasthepharmaceuticalindustry(thePharmaceuticalIndustryhas,forsometime,workedtotheISOstandard14644whichissubtlydifferent).
Standard5295:1989specificallypertainstoconstructedinteriorspaceswherehigherthannormalenvironmentalstandardsmustbemaintained,inorder
tocontrolparticulatecontamination,temperatureandhumidity.Itisonlyatthethirdfixstage,whenbuildingsiteconditionsarerenderedvirtuallydust
free,soastominimizetheintroduction,generationandretentionofparticleswhichmaycontaminateequipmentservingtheelectronicsand
pharmaceuticalsmanufacturingprocess,thatthebuildoutof"cleanroom"spacescancommence.[3]

References
1. Russell,Jack(2007).TheStreetwiseSubbie:HowtoSurvivetheContractsJungle.3rded.Oxford:Newnes.ISBN9780750680615.App.4
2. Tweney,DylanSnyder,Jonathan(October19,2010)."AChipIsBorn:InsideaStateoftheArtCleanRoom".Wired.
3. "IndustrialCommitteePracticeNote5,Reevaluation2005,ValuationofSubjectsContainingCleanRooms."(PDF).ScottishAssessorsAssociation.2005.

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