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Provides guidance and recommendations for selecting and installing fire-resistant power and control cable systems. Takes into consideration fire survival times, power supply, dual circuits/diverse routes, fire-resisting building fabric enclosures, automatic changeover devices, motor control panels, cable selection, cable protective systems, fire temperature effects on cable size, circuit protective conductors, installation practices, support systems, junction boxes and joints, fire-resistant busbar systems, special fire risks, and life safety and fire-fighting applications.
Supersedes BS 8519:2010. Came into effect 30 June 2020.
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With over 100 years of experience the British Standards Institute is recognised as the UK’s National standards body. Their committees work with the manufacturing and service industries, government, businesses and consumers to facilitate the production of British, European and International standards.
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