FP600 Fire Resistant cable meets emergency power supply cables requirements 
(08/12/2006)
Requirements for power cables required to maintain circuit integrity under fire conditions used in fire fighting' life safety and property protection systems are in a major state of change.
Although the current (2000) version of Approved Document B of the Building Regulations states that “A protected circuit for operation of equipment in the event of fire should consist of cable meeting the requirements for classification as CWZ in accordance with BS6387”, it has been recognised for some time that this test method may no longer reflect the level of performance required by current fire safety engineered building designs and changes are to be expected in the current revision.
Higher performance power cable fire survival requirements have been developed and incorporated into BS7346-6:2005 “Components for smoke and heat control systems – specifications for cable systems”. Similar enhanced requirements are being considered for other applications such as fire-fighting lifts. Work is now in progress within BSI to publish the cable test method as a stand alone test standard in order to facilitate its use by a wider range of users.
FP600 is an enhanced fire resistant power cable which enables the highest 120 minute rating of these new performance requirements to be met with an easy to install cable that requires no special tools or techniques.
The popular sizes of FP600 are available from stock from Prysmian Cables or through Edmundson.
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