British Standards Institution

Sector: Manufacturing

Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, is responsible for the UK input to the work of IEC/TC20 and CENELEC/TC 20, in the field of insulated conductors, electric cables and flexible cords and their accessories, for both low and high voltages with the exception of telecommunications wires and cables.

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In Progress (6)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS EN IEC 60050-461 ED3	BS EN 60050-461 ED3 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) -. Part 461: Electric cables Categories: Electrical engineering \| Cables Public comment begins : 2024-03-21	Public comment
BS EN 50306-4	Railway applications - Railway rolling stock cables having special fire performance - Thin wall - Part 4: Multicore and multipair cables standard wall sheathed Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2018-07-17	Drafting
BS EN 50306-3	Railway applications - Railway rolling stock cables having special fire performance - Thin wall - Part 3: Single core and multicore cables (pairs, triples and quads) screened and thin wall sheathed Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2018-07-17	Drafting
BS EN 50306-2	Railway applications - Railway rolling stock cables having special fire performance - Thin wall - Part 2: Single core cables Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2018-07-17	Drafting
BS EN 50306-1	Railway applications - Railway rolling stock cables having special fire performance - Thin wall - Part 1: General requirements Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2018-07-17	Drafting
BS EN 50305	Railway applications - Railway rolling stock cables having special fire performance - Test methods Categories: Cables \| Railway rolling stock. General Drafting begins : 2018-07-17	Drafting

Published (7)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
AMD 15660	BS6360 : 1991 Specification for conductors in insulated cables and cords Categories: Cables Published standard begins : 2005-06-07	Published standard
AMD 15657	BS7889 : 1997 Electric cables - Thermosetting insulated, unarmoured cables for a voltage of 600/1000 V Categories: Cables Published standard begins : 2005-06-07	Published standard
AMD 15648	BS6231 : 1998 Specification for PVC-insulated cables for switchgear and controlgear wiring Categories: Cables Published standard begins : 2005-07-01	Published standard
AMD 15645	BS5467 : 1997 Electric cables - Thermosetting insulated, armoured cables for voltages of 600/1000 V and 1900/3300 V Categories: Cables Published standard begins : 2005-06-07	Published standard
AMD 15643	BS 4553-3 (AMND2) Specification for 600/1000 V single-phase split concentric electric cables. BS4553-3 : 1998 Cables having thermosetting insulation and low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire Categories: Cables Published standard begins : 2005-06-07	Published standard
AMD 15642	BS4553-2 : 1998 Specification for 600/1000 V single-phase split concentric electric cables. Cables having thermosetting insulation Categories: Cables Published standard begins : 2005-06-07	Published standard
AMD 15641	BS4553-1 : 1998 Specification for 600/1000 V single-phase split concentric electric cables. Cables having PVC insulation Categories: Cables Published standard begins : 2005-06-07	Published standard

Withdrawn (9)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD CLC/TR 62125:2008	Environmental statement specific to TC 20. Electric cables Categories: Environment and environmental protection. General \| Cables Withdrawn begins : 2022-10-26	Withdrawn
PD 2379:2005	Register of colours of manufacturers' identification threads for electric cables and cords. Tenth Edition Categories: Colour coding \| Cables Withdrawn begins : 2016-10-04	Withdrawn
BS EN 60332-1-2:2004+A11:2016	Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions. Test for vertical flame propagation for a single insulated wire or cable. Procedure for 1 kW pre-mixed flame Categories: Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products \| Cables \| Fibres and cables Withdrawn begins : 2023-12-06	Withdrawn
BS 6007:2006	Electric cables. Single core unsheathed heat resisting cables for voltages up to and including 450/750 V, for internal wiring Categories: Cables Withdrawn begins : 2013-01-07	Withdrawn
AMD 15656	BS7846 : 2000 Electric cables - 600/1000 V armoured fire-resistant cables having thermosetting insulation and low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire Categories: Cables Withdrawn begins : 2009-09-16	Withdrawn
AMD 15655	BS7629-2 : 1997 Specification for 300/500 V fire resistant electric cables having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire. Part 2: Multipair cables Categories: Cables Withdrawn begins : 2008-11-19	Withdrawn
AMD 15654	BS7629-1 : 1997 Specification for 300/500 V fire resistant electric cables having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire. Part 1: Multicore cables Categories: Cables Withdrawn begins : 2008-11-19	Withdrawn
AMD 15649	BS6234 : 1987 Specification for polyethylene insulation and sheath of electric cables Categories: Insulating materials. Plastics and rubber Withdrawn begins : 2009-10-05	Withdrawn
AMD 15646	BS6004 : 2000 Electric cables - PVC insulated, non-armoured cables for voltages up to and including 450/750 V, for electric power, lighting and internal wiring Categories: Cables Withdrawn begins : 2013-01-07	Withdrawn

Standards Development

GEL/20 - Electric cables

Committee standards activity