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  • BS 8602:2013

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    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

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  30-04-2013

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Apparatus
    5 Test specimen
    6 Installation of the test specimen in the furnace
    7 Test procedure
    8 Recording of results
    9 Test report

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    Provides a method for assessment of the fire integrity of cast resin busbar trunking systems for the safety critical power distribution to life safety and fire fighting systems, intended to maintain circuit integrity when exposed to fire.

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    This British Standardgivesamethodforassessmentofthefireintegrityofcast resinbusbartrunkingsystemsforthesafetycriticalpowerdistributiontolife safetyandfirefightingsystems,intendedtomaintaincircuitintegritywhen exposedtofire.Itisapplicabletocastresinbusbartrunkingsofratedvoltage notexceeding1000Va.c.

    NOTE Busbar trunking systems are specified in BS EN 61439-6:2012.

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    Committee FSH/1
    Development Note Supersedes 12/30256208 DC. (04/2013)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS EN ISO 13943:2017 Fire safety. Vocabulary
    BS EN 60584-1:2013 Thermocouples EMF specifications and tolerances
    BS 8491:2008 Method for assessment of fire integrity of large diameter power cables for use as components for smoke and heat control systems and certain other active fire safety systems
    BS EN 61439-6:2012 Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies Busbar trunking systems (busways)
    BS EN 1363-1:2012 Fire resistance tests General requirements
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