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    BS 8492 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABLING - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR FIRE PERFORMANCE AND PROTECTION

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  30-11-2009

    Language(s):  English

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    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations
      3.1 Terms and definitions
      3.2 Abbreviations
    4 Balanced approach to fire threat mitigation
      4.1 General
      4.2 Compartmentation within premises
      4.3 Management of fire threats associated with
          telecommunications cabling infrastructure
      4.4 Additional measures based on installation type
    5 Fire protection
      5.1 Containment
      5.2 Detection systems
      5.3 Suppression systems
    6 Mitigation of fire threat by cabling component selection
      6.1 General
      6.2 Ignition and flame spread
      6.3 Impact: Heat release
      6.4 Impact: Effluent
    Annexes
    Annex A (informative) - Consideration of fire hazard
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    Committee TCT/7/-/3
    Document Type Draft
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

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    BS EN 50266-2-5:2001 COMMON TEST METHODS FOR CABLES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS - TEST FOR VERTICAL FLAME SPREAD OF VERTICALLY- MOUNTED BUNCHED WIRES OR CABLES - PART 2-5: PROCEDURES - SMALL CABLES - CATEGORY D
    BS EN 60695-7-1:2010 Fire hazard testing Toxicity of fire effluent. General guidance
    BS EN 50289-4-11:2002 COMMUNICATION CABLES - SPECIFICATIONS FOR TEST METHODS - ENVIRONMENTAL TEST METHODS - A HORIZONTAL INTEGRATED FIRE TEST METHOD
    BS EN 50174-2 : 2009 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - CABLING INSTALLATION - PART 2: INSTALLATION PLANNING AND PRACTICES INSIDE BUILDINGS
    BS EN 50173:1996 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - GENERIC CABLING SYSTEMS
    BS EN 61034-2 : 2005 MEASUREMENT OF SMOKE DENSITY OF CABLES BURNING UNDER DEFINED CONDITIONS PART 2: TEST PROCEDURE AND REQUIREMENTS
    DD IEC/TS 60695-7-3:2004 FIRE HAZARD TESTING - PART 7-3: TOXICITY OF FIRE EFFLUENT - USE AND INTERPRETATION OF TEST RESULTS
    IEC 60695-5-1:2002 Fire hazard testing - Part 5-1: Corrosion damage effects of fire effluent - General guidance
    BS EN 50267-2-2:1999 COMMON TEST METHODS FOR CABLES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS - TEST ON GASES EVOLVED DURING COMBUSTION OF MATERIALS FROM CABLES - PROCEDURES - DETERMINATION OF DEGREE OF ACIDITY OF GASES FOR MATERIALS BY MEASURING PH AND CONDUCTIVITY
    IEC TS 60695-5-2:2002 Fire hazard testing - Part 5-2: Corrosion damage effects of fire effluent - Summary and relevance of test methods
    PD IEC/TR 60695-1-21:2008 FIRE HAZARD TESTING - PART 1-21: GUIDANCE FOR ASSESSING THE FIRE HAZARD OF ELECTROTECHNICAL PRODUCTS - IGNITABILITY - SUMMARY AND RELEVANCE OF TEST METHODS
    BS 25999-1(2006) : 2006 BUSINESS CONTINUITY MANAGEMENT - PART 1: CODE OF PRACTICE
    BS EN ISO 13943:2017 Fire safety. Vocabulary
    BS EN 60695-8-1:2017 Fire hazard testing Heat release. General guidance
    BS EN 60332-1-2 : 2004 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 (IEC 60332-1-2:2004)
    IEC 60695-6-1:2005+AMD1:2010 CSV Fire hazard testing - Part 6-1: Smoke obscuration - General guidance
    PD IEC/TR 60695-8-2:2008 FIRE HAZARD TESTING - PART 8-2: HEAT RELEASE - SUMMARY AND RELEVANCE OF TEST METHODS
    DD IEC TS 60695-9-2 : DRAFT 2005 FIRE HAZARD TESTING - PART 9-2: SURFACE SPREAD OF FLAME - SUMMARY AND RELEVANCE OF TEST METHODS
    BS EN 50267-2-1:1999 COMMON TEST METHODS FOR CABLES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS - TEST ON GASES EVOLVED DURING COMBUSTION OF MATERIALS FROM CABLES - PROCEDURES - DETERMINATION OF THE AMOUNT OF HALOGEN ACID GAS
    IEC 60332-1-2:2004+AMD1:2015 CSV Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions - Part 1-2: Test for vertical flame propagation for a single insulatedwire or cable - Procedure for 1 kW pre-mixed flame
    BS 31100:2008 RISK MANAGEMENT - CODE OF PRACTICE
    ISO/IEC TR 29125:2010 Information technology Telecommunications cabling requirements for remote powering of terminal equipment
    IEC 60695-9-1:2013 Fire hazard testing - Part 9-1: Surface spread of flame - General guidance
    BS 476-20:1987 FIRE TESTS ON BUILDING MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES - PART 20: METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF THE FIRE RESISTANCE OF ELEMENTS OF CONSTRUCTION (GENERAL PRINCIPLES)
    IEC 60695-8-1:2016 Fire hazard testing - Part 8-1: Heat release - General guidance
    BS EN ISO 1716:2010 REACTION TO FIRE TESTS FOR PRODUCTS - DETERMINATION OF THE GROSS HEAT OF COMBUSTION (CALORIFIC VALUE)
    BS EN 60695-6-1 : 2005 FIRE HAZARD TESTING - PART 6-1: SMOKE OBSCURATION - GENERAL GUIDANCE
    IEC 60695-7-1:2010 Fire hazard testing - Part 7-1: Toxicity of fire effluent - General guidance
    BS ISO 10840:2008 PLASTICS - GUIDANCE FOR THE USE OF STANDARD FIRE TESTS
    DD IEC TS 60695-6-2 : DRAFT 2005 FIRE HAZARD TESTING - PART 6-2: SMOKE OBSCURATION - SUMMARY AND RELEVANCE OF TEST METHODS
    BS 25999-2:2007 (published 2007-11) Business continuity management Specification
    BS 7974:2001 CODE OF PRACTICE ON THE APPLICATION OF FIRE SAFETY ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES TO THE DESIGN OF BUILDINGS
    PD IEC/TR 62222:2012 FIRE PERFORMANCE OF COMMUNICATION CABLES INSTALLED IN BUILDINGS
    DD IEC TS 60695-1-20 : DRAFT MAR 2008 FIRE HAZARD TESTING - PART 1-20: GUIDANCE FOR ASSESSING THE FIRE HAZARD OF ELECTROTECHNICAL PRODUCTS - IGNITABILITY - GENERAL GUIDANCE
    BS EN 60695-5-1:2003 Fire hazard testing. Assessment of potential corrosion damage by fire effluent General guidance
    BS EN 60695-9-1:2013 Fire hazard testing Surface spread of flame. General guidance
    IEC 60695-1-11:2014 Fire hazard testing - Part 1-11: Guidance for assessing the fire hazard of electrotechnical products - Fire hazard assessment
    BS EN 62305-4:2011 Protection against lightning Electrical and electronic systems within structures
    IEC 61034-2:2005+AMD1:2013 CSV Measurement of smoke density of cables burning under definedconditions - Part 2: Test procedure and requirements
    BS EN 50266-2-4:2001 COMMON TEST METHODS FOR CABLES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS - TEST FOR VERTICAL FLAME SPREAD OF VERTICALLY-MOUNTED BUNCHED WIRES OR CABLES - PART 2-4: PROCEDURES - CATEGORY C
    IEC 60695-1-10:2016 Fire hazard testing - Part 1-10: Guidance for assessing the fire hazard of electrotechnical products - General guidelines
    PD IEC TR 60695-7-2:2002 FIRE HAZARD TESTING - PART 7-2: TOXICITY OF FIRE EFFLUENT - SUMMARY AND RELEVANCE OF TEST METHODS
    BS EN 1366-3:2009 Fire resistance tests for service installations Penetration seals
    BS EN 50310:2016 TELECOMMUNICATIONS BONDING NETWORKS FOR BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES
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