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Fire rated cables

Fire rated cables

BRE Global specialises in working with clients to help assess and develop the performance of cabling products. Cables alone are
very rarely the source of a fire, but can add the potential for spread of flame and to the fire load. We provide a complete range of
cable testing and approvals for the Construction, Transport, Marine, Aviation and Fire Detection market.

Buildings of any generation are full of different kinds of cables. Each one of them represents a potential hidden danger capable of
providing a full fire load that can spread fire rapidly throughout a building. This underlines the importance of ensuring cables are
tested and approved to the appropriate standards. BRE Global provides the cable industry with an authoritative and independent
testing service, and through LPCB is able to offer third party approval.

LPCB approved cable is tested and certified to a full range of applicable specifications and standards. Our approvals process
includes assessment of the manufacturer's ISO 9001 or Factory Production Control systems to ensure that the products meet
and continue to meet our quality criteria in addition to annual product audit testing.

Fire rated cables are split into two categories, Fire resistant cables and Fire retardant cables.

Both types of cables are required to perform differently in the event of a fire.

Fire resistant cables are designed such that in the event of a fire they maintain circuit integrity

Fire retardant cables are designed such that in the event of a fire they limit the generation and spread of fire and smoke.

Standards LPCB approves to:-

Flammability

EN 60332-1-2: Reaction to fire, Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions – Part 1 – 2: Test for vertical flame
propagation for a single insulated wire or cable – Procedure for 1 kW pre-mixed flame

EN 60332-3: Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions - Part 3: Test for vertical flame spread of vertically
mounted bunched wires or cables

BS EN /IEC 60332-3-21 Tests on electric & optical fibre cables under fire conditions Part 3-21: Test for vertical flame spread of
vertically mounted bunched wires or cables - Category A F/R

BS EN /IEC 60332-3-22 Tests on electric & optical fibre cables under fire conditions Part 3-22: Test for vertical flame spread of
vertically mounted bunched wires or cables - Category A

BS EN /IEC 60332-3-23 Tests on electric & optical fibre cables under fire conditions Part 3-23: Test for vertical flame spread of
vertically mounted bunched wires or cables - Category B

BS EN /IEC 60332-3-24 Tests on electric & optical fibre cables under fire conditions Part 3-24: Test for vertical flame spread of
vertically mounted bunched wires or cables - Category C

BS EN /IEC 60332-3-25 Tests on electric & optical fibre cables under fire conditions Part 3-25: Test for vertical flame spread of
vertically mounted bunched wires or cables - Category D

Integrity

BS 6387 CWZ Cables required to maintain circuit integrity under fire conditions

BS 8434-1 Fire integrity of electric cables - Part 1: test for unprotected small cables for use in emergency circuits - BS EN
50200 with addition of water spray

BS 8434-2 Fire integrity of electric cables - Part 2: test for unprotected small cables for use in emergency circuits- BS EN
50200 with a 930°C flame and with water spray
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BS 8491 Fire integrity of large diameter power cables for use as components for smoke and heat control systems and other
certain active fire safety systems

BS EN 50200: PH30, PH60 or PH120 Resistance to fire of unprotected small cables for use in emergency circuits

IEC 60331-1 Tests for electric cables under fire conditions - Circuit integrity - Part 1: Test method for fire with shock at a
temperature of at least 830°C for cables of rated voltage up to and including 0,6/1,0kV and with an overall diameter exceeding
20mm.

IEC 60331-2 Tests for electric cables under fire conditions - Circuit integrity - Part 2: Test method for fire with shock at a
temperature of at least 830°C for cables of rated voltage up to and including 0,6/1,0kV and with an overall diameter not
exceeding 20mm.

IEC 60331-3 Tests for electric cables under fire conditions – Circuit integrity – Part 3: Test method for fire with shock at a
temperature of at least 830 °C for cables of rated voltage up to and including 0,6/1,0 kV tested in a metal enclosure

IEC 60331-21 Tests for electric cables under fire conditions - Circuit integrity – Part 21 Procedure and requirements - Cables of
rated voltage up to and including 0,6/1,0kV

IEC 60331-23 Tests for electric cables under fire conditions - Circuit integrity - Part 23 Procedure and requirements - Electric
data cables

IEC 60331-25 Tests for electric cables under fire conditions - Circuit integrity - Part 25 Procedure and requirements - Optical
fibre cables

IEC 60331-31 Tests for electric cables under fire conditions - Circuit integrity - Part 31 Procedure and requirements for fire with
shock - Cables of rated voltage up to and including 0,6/1,0kV

Smoke

IEC/ BS EN 61034-2 Measurement of smoke density of cables burning under defined conditions

Materials

IEC/BS EN 60754-1 & 2

1. Test on gases evolved during combustion of material from cables - Part 1: Determination of the halogen acid gas content

2. Test on gases evolved during combustion of materials from electric cables - Part 2: Determination of acidity by pH measurement)
and conductivity

Product Standards

BS 7629-1 Electric cables - Specification for 300/500 V fire resistant screened cables having low emission of smoke and
corrosive gases when affected by fire - Part 1: Multicore and multipair cables

BS EN 60702-1 Mineral insulated cables with rated voltage not exceeding 750V

BS 7846: F2, F30, F60 & F120 Electric cables 600/1000V armoured fire-resistant cables having thermosetting insulation and
low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire

BS 8592 Electric cables –Thermosetting insulated, non-armoured, fire-resistant, single core non-sheathed cables of rated
voltage 450/750 V, having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire –Specification

Code of Practice

BS 5839-1 Fire detection and fire alarm systems for buildings. Code of practice for system design, installation, commissioning
and maintenance

BS 8519 Selection and installation of fire-resistant power and control cable systems for life safety and fire-fighting applications
- Code of practice

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CE Marking
The product standard EN 50575 for power, control and communication cables was cited in the OJ on 10 July 2015, marking the
start of CE marking being possible for these products from 1 December 2015. From 1 July 2017, CE marking became
mandatory for all such products placed on the market in Europe.

As a Notified Body for a wide range of construction products covered by the CPR, and a UKAS-accredited laboratory for
conducting the tests needed to demonstrate compliance, BRE Global is able to provide manufacturers of these products with
a professional and efficient service in support of their CE marking requirements.

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