• PD IEC/TR 62222:2012

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    FIRE PERFORMANCE OF COMMUNICATION CABLES INSTALLED IN BUILDINGS

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2012

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    FOREWORD
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations
    4 Typical communication cable installations
    5 Legislation and regulation
    6 Approach to fire mitigation
    7 Recent project for regulation - The FIPEC [6] project
    8 Fire protection
    9 Test methods
    10 Fire performance requirements
    Annex A (informative) - Procedure for mounting cable - Typical
            communication cable installations
    Annex B (informative) - Fire hazards/installations/applications/test
            methods for communication cables in buildings
    Annex C (informative) - Review of test methods
    Annex D (informative) - Fire performance requirements
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    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Gives recommendations for the requirements and test methods to be specified for the fire performance of communication cables when installed in buildings.

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    Committee EPL/46
    Development Note Supersedes 03/318326 DC. (05/2005) Supersedes 09/30193524 DC. (04/2013)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    09/30166429 DC : 0 BS 8492 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABLING - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR FIRE PERFORMANCE AND PROTECTION
    BS 8492:2009 TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABLING - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR FIRE PERFORMANCE AND PROTECTION

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    EN 50399 : 2011 AMD 1 2016 COMMON TEST METHODS FOR CABLES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS - HEAT RELEASE AND SMOKE PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT ON CABLES DURING FLAME SPREAD TEST - TEST APPARATUS, PROCEDURES, RESULTS
    ISO/IEC 14763-2:2012 Information technology Implementation and operation of customer premises cabling Part 2: Planning and installation
    UL 1685 : 4 VERTICAL-TRAY FIRE-PROPAGATION AND SMOKE-RELEASE TEST FOR ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL-FIBER CABLES
    NFPA 262 : 2015 METHOD OF TEST FOR FLAME TRAVEL AND SMOKE OF WIRES AND CABLES FOR USE IN AIR-HANDLING SPACES
    IEC 60695-6-2:2011 Fire hazard testing - Part 6-2: Smoke obscuration - Summary and relevance of test methods
    ISO 9705:1993 Fire tests Full-scale room test for surface products
    IEC 60695-5-1:2002 Fire hazard testing - Part 5-1: Corrosion damage effects of fire effluent - General guidance
    IEC TS 60695-5-2:2002 Fire hazard testing - Part 5-2: Corrosion damage effects of fire effluent - Summary and relevance of test methods
    IEC TS 60695-9-2:2005 Fire hazard testing - Part 9-2: Surface spread of flame - Summary and relevance of test methods
    EN 50289-4-11:2002 Communication cables - Specifications for test methods - Part 4-11: Environmental test methods - A horizontal integrated fire test method
    IEC 60332-1-3:2004+AMD1:2015 CSV Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions - Part 1-3: Test for vertical flame propagation for a single insulatedwire or cable - Procedure for determination of flamingdroplets/particles
    IEC 60695-6-1:2005+AMD1:2010 CSV Fire hazard testing - Part 6-1: Smoke obscuration - General guidance
    ISO/IEC 11801:2002 Information technology Generic cabling for customer premises
    IEC 60332-2-2:2004 Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions - Part 2-2: Test for vertical flame propagation for a single small insulated wire or cable - Procedure for diffusion flame
    ISO 13943:2017 Fire safety Vocabulary
    IEC 60754-1:2011 Test on gases evolved during combustion of materials from cables - Part 1: Determination of the halogen acid gas content
    BS 7671(2008) : 2008 REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS - IET WIRING REGULATIONS
    IEC 60332-3-24:2000+AMD1:2008 CSV Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions - Part 3-24: Test for vertical flame spread of vertically-mounted bunched wires or cables - Category C
    EN 13823:2010+A1:2014 REACTION TO FIRE TESTS FOR BUILDING PRODUCTS - BUILDING PRODUCTS EXCLUDING FLOORINGS EXPOSED TO THE THERMAL ATTACK BY A SINGLE BURNING ITEM
    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
    IEC 60695-9-1:2013 Fire hazard testing - Part 9-1: Surface spread of flame - General guidance
    EN 50174-2 : 2009 AMD 2 2014 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - CABLING INSTALLATION - PART 2: INSTALLATION PLANNING AND PRACTICES INSIDE BUILDINGS
    IEC 60754-2:2011 Test on gases evolved during combustion of materials from cables - Part 2: Determination of acidity (by pH measurement) and conductivity
    NFPA 70 : 2017 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE
    UL 1666 : 5 TEST FOR FLAME PROPAGATION HEIGHT OF ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL-FIBRE CABLES INSTALLED VERTICALLY IN SHAFTS
    ISO 13571:2012 Life-threatening components of fire Guidelines for the estimation of time to compromised tenability in fires
    IEC 60695-8-1:2016 Fire hazard testing - Part 8-1: Heat release - General guidance
    IEC 60695-7-2:2011 Fire hazard testing - Part 7-2: Toxicity of fire effluent - Summary and relevance of test methods
    IEC 62012-1:2002 Multicore and symmetrical pair/quad cables for digital communications to be used in harsh environments - Part 1: Generic specification
    IEC 60695-7-1:2010 Fire hazard testing - Part 7-1: Toxicity of fire effluent - General guidance
    EN 50267-2-3:1998 Common test methods for cables under fire conditions - Tests on gases evolved during combustion of materials from cables - Part 2-3: Procedures - Determination of degree of acidity of gases for cables by determination of the weighted average of pH and conductivity
    ISO 19706:2011 Guidelines for assessing the fire threat to people
    IEC TS 60695-7-3:2004 Fire hazard testing - Part 7-3: Toxicity of fire effluent - Use and interpretation of test results
    IEC 60695-1-11:2014 Fire hazard testing - Part 1-11: Guidance for assessing the fire hazard of electrotechnical products - Fire hazard assessment
    IEC 61034-2:2005+AMD1:2013 CSV Measurement of smoke density of cables burning under definedconditions - Part 2: Test procedure and requirements
    IEC 60695-1-10:2016 Fire hazard testing - Part 1-10: Guidance for assessing the fire hazard of electrotechnical products - General guidelines
    IEC 61034-1:2005+AMD1:2013 CSV Measurement of smoke density of cables burning under defined conditions - Part 1: Test apparatus
    IEC TS 60695-5-3:2003 Fire hazard testing - Part 5-3: Corrosion damage effects of fire effluent - Leakage-current and metal-loss test method
    IEC TR 60695-8-2:2008 Fire hazard testing - Part 8-2: Heat release - Summary and relevance of test methods
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