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FSH/1 - Fire Safety Cables

Sector: Construction

Categories: Electrical wires and cables. General | Cables | Fire protection equipment | Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products

Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, is responsible for standardisation in the field of fire safety cables

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In Progress (0)
Reference Standards description
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The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
Published (2)
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The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS 8602:2013 Method for assessment of fire integrity of cast resin busbar trunking systems for the safety critical power distribution to life safety and fire fighting systems

Categories: Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products | Cables

Published standard begins : 2013-04-19 		Published standard
BS 8519:2020 Selection and installation of fire-resistant power and control cable systems for life safety, fire-fighting and other critical applications. Code of practice

Categories: Fire protection equipment | Electrical wires and cables. General

Published standard begins : 2020-06-25 		Published standard
Withdrawn (1)
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The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS 8519:2010 Selection and installation of fire-resistant power and control cable systems for life safety and fire-fighting applications. Code of practice

Categories: Fire protection equipment | Electrical wires and cables. General

Withdrawn begins : 2020-06-25 		Withdrawn