British Standards Institution

Sector: Manufacturing

Overview: Under the direction of GEL/20, is responsible for Standards for low voltage cables and for providing the UK input to IEC/TC 20/WG 17: Low voltage cables below 1 kV, and common test methods in IEC 60811 and low voltage cable aspects of CENELEC/TC 20,

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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.
Proposed amendment to BS 8436:2011	Electric cables – Specification for 300/500 V screened electric cables having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire, for use in walls, partitions and building voids – Multicore cables Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Electrical engineering \| Electrical wires and cables Proposal begins : 2025-01-30	Proposal
PNW 20-2243 ED1:	FLAT AND ROUND FLEXIBLE CABLES OF RATED VOLTAGE UP TO AND INCLUDING 450/750V Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules Proposal begins : 2025-04-29	Proposal
PD IEC/TS 62894-4-2 Ed. 2.0	Charging cables for electric vehicles of rated voltages up to and including 0,6/1 kV -. Part 4-2: Cables for DC charging according to mode 4 of IEC 61851-1 - Cables intended to be used with a thermal management system Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2025-07-02	Drafting
BS IEC IEC 62893-4-1	Charging cables for electric vehicles of rated voltages up to and including 0,6/1 kV. - Part 4-1: Cables for DC charging according to mode 4 of IEC 61851-1 - DC charging without use of a thermal management system Categories: Electric road vehicles Approval begins : 2020-04-14	Approval
BS IEC 63010-2 Ed.1.0	Electric cables - Halogen-free thermoplastic insulated and sheathed flexible cables of rated voltages up to and including 300/300 V -. Part 2: Test nmethods Categories: Unclassified documents Approval begins : 2017-12-28	Approval
BS IEC 63010-1 Ed.1.0	thermoplastic insulated and sheathed flexible cables of rated voltages up to and including 300/300 V -. Part 1: General requirements Categories: Unclassified documents Approval begins : 2017-12-28	Approval
BS IEC 62893-3	IEC 62893-3 ED1: Charging cables for electric vehicles. - Part 3: Cables for AC charging according to modes 1, 2 and 3 of IEC 61851-1 Categories: Unclassified documents Approval begins : 2017-11-28	Approval
BS IEC 62893-2	IEC 62893-2 ED1: Charging cables for electric vehicles. - Part 2: Test methods Categories: Unclassified documents Approval begins : 2017-11-28	Approval
BS IEC 62893-1	IEC 62893-1 ED1: Charging cables for electric vehicles. - Part 1: General requirements Categories: Unclassified documents Approval begins : 2017-11-28	Approval
BS IEC 60800/AMD1 ED4	. Categories: Cables Public comment begins : 2025-01-31	Public comment

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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 IEC TS 62893-4-2:2021	Charging cables for electric vehicles of rated voltages up to and including 0,6/1 kV. Cables for DC charging according to mode 4 of IEC 61851-1. Cables intended to be used with a thermal management system Categories: Cables \| Electric road vehicles Published standard begins : 2021-07-06	Published standard
BS IEC 62125:2019	Environmental considerations specific to insulated electrical power and control cables Categories: Cables Published standard begins : 2022-10-26	Published standard
BS EN 61138:2007	Cables for portable earthing and short-circuiting equipment Categories: Cables Published standard begins : 2008-01-24	Published standard
BS EN 60811-607:2012	Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. Physical tests. Test for the assessment of carbon black dispersion in polyethylene and polypropylene Categories: Insulating materials. General \| Cables Published standard begins : 2012-08-03	Published standard
BS EN 60811-606:2012	Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. Physical tests. Methods for determining the density Categories: Insulating materials. General \| Cables Published standard begins : 2012-08-03	Published standard
BS EN 60811-605:2012	Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. Physical tests. Measurement of carbon black and/or mineral filler in polyethylene compounds Categories: Insulating materials. General \| Cables Published standard begins : 2012-08-03	Published standard
BS EN 60811-604:2012	Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. Physical tests. Measurement of absence of corrosive components in filling compounds Categories: Insulating materials. General \| Cables Published standard begins : 2012-08-03	Published standard
BS EN 60811-603:2012	Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. Physical tests. Measurement of total acid number of filling compounds Categories: Insulating materials. General \| Cables Published standard begins : 2012-08-03	Published standard
BS EN 60811-602:2012	Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. Physical tests. Separation of oil in filling compounds Categories: Insulating materials. General \| Cables Published standard begins : 2012-08-03	Published standard
BS EN 60811-601:2012	Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. Physical tests. Measurement of the drop point of filling compounds Categories: Insulating materials. General \| Cables Published standard begins : 2012-08-03	Published standard

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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 50424:2004	Electric cables. List of residual recognised national types Categories: Cables Withdrawn begins : 2010-01-26	Withdrawn
BS EN 62230:2007+A1:2014	Electric cables. Spark-test method Categories: Cables Withdrawn begins : 2017-07-25	Withdrawn
BS EN 62230:2007	Electric cables. Spark-test method Categories: Cables Withdrawn begins : 2007-09-27	Withdrawn
BS EN 60811-511:2012	Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. Mechanical tests. Measurement of the melt flow index of polyethylene compounds Categories: Insulating materials. General \| Cables Withdrawn begins : 2020-08-06	Withdrawn
BS EN 60811-509:2012	Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. Mechanical tests. Test for resistance of insulations and sheaths to cracking (heat shock test) Categories: Cables \| Insulating materials. General Withdrawn begins : 2020-08-06	Withdrawn
BS EN 60811-508:2012	Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. Mechanical tests. Pressure test at high temperature for insulation and sheaths Categories: Insulating materials. General \| Cables Withdrawn begins : 2021-03-12	Withdrawn
BS EN 60811-501:2012	Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. Mechanical tests. Tests for determining the mechanical properties of insulating and sheathing compounds Categories: Insulating materials. General \| Cables Withdrawn begins : 2018-11-19	Withdrawn
BS EN 60811-5-1:2000, IEC 60811-5-1:1990	Insulating and sheathing materials of electric and optical fibre cables. Common test methods. Methods specific to filling compounds. Drop point. Separation of oil. Lower temperature brittleness. Total acid number. Absence of corrosive components. Permittivity at 23°C. D.C. resistivity at 23°C and 100°C Categories: Insulating materials. General \| Lamps. Incandescent \| Lamps. Fluorescent and discharge Withdrawn begins : 2012-08-06	Withdrawn
BS EN 60811-410:2012	Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. Miscellaneous tests. Test method for copper-catalyzed oxidative degradation of polyolefin insulated conductors Categories: Insulating materials. General \| Cables Withdrawn begins : 2021-03-12	Withdrawn
BS EN 60811-401:2012	Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials. Miscellaneous tests. Thermal ageing methods. Ageing in an air oven Categories: Insulating materials. General \| Cables \| Telecontrol. Telemetering Withdrawn begins : 2020-08-06	Withdrawn

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GEL/20/17 - Electric Cables - Low voltage

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