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  • BS 6701:2004

    Superseded A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

    Telecommunications equipment and telecommunications cabling. Specification for installation, operation and maintenance

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  31-03-2010

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  21-05-2004

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Committees responsible
    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations
    4 Requirements for installers of telecommunications
       equipment and telecommunications cabling
    5 Requirements for owners of premises housing
       telecommunications systems
    Figure 1 - Minimum separating distance between telecommunications
               cabling and the uninsulated conductors of electricity
               supply cabling
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    Describes requirements for the installation, operation, administration and maintenance of telecommunications equipment and telecommunications cabling, other than cabling specified in BS EN 50174. Also specifies requirements beyond the scope of the BS EN 50174 series of standards for telecommunications equipment and all types of telecommunications cabling.

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    Committee TCT/7
    Development Note Supersedes 03/637076 DC & BS 6701(1994). To be read in conjunction with BS EN 50174 series and BIP 0007. (05/2004) Incorporates BIP 0007 Guide on Application of BS 6701(2004). (11/2004)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Supersedes

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    BS EN 50014:1998 Electrical apparatus for potentially explosive atmospheres. General requirements
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    BS EN 61340-5-1:2016 Electrostatics Protection of electronic devices from electrostatic phenomena. General requirements
    BS EN 60079-14:2014 Explosive atmospheres Electrical installations design, selection and erection
    BS 6746C:1993 Colour chart for insulation and sheath of electric cables
    BS 7671(2001) : 2001 AMD 14905 REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
    BIP 0007 : 2004 TELECOMMUNICATION CABLING AND EQUIPMENT INSTALLATIONS - A GUIDE TO REQUIREMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
    BS EN 50281-1-2:1999 Electrical apparatus for use in the presence of combustible dust. Electrical apparatus protected by enclosures Selection, installation and maintenance
    BS 8300:2001 Design of buildings and their approaches to meet the needs of disabled people. Code of practice
    BS EN 60825-2 : 2004 SAFETY OF LASER PRODUCTS - PART 2: SAFETY OF OPTICAL FIBRE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS (OFCS)
    BS EN 50310:2016 Telecommunications bonding networks for buildings and other structures
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