ertification scheme for communication cables

Commercial buildings contain a proliferation of communication cables both in and out of concealed spaces. These cables may add significantly to the potential for undetected spread of fire and smoke.

With this in mind, LPCB has developed a scheme to determine what contribution the communication cables would make to a fire in a building. The scheme calls on the following test methods developed by CEN to measure the reaction-to-fire characteristics of building materials – BS EN13501-1-2002, the fire classification of construction products and building elements, classification using test data from reaction to fire tests, BS EN ISO1716-2002, the determination of heat of combustion, BS EN ISO11925-2-2002, the single flame source test and the BS EN13823-2002, single burning item.

For LPCB certification, classification of the reaction-to-fire performance of communication cables in buildings is determined using the above test methods, and with the specified sample mounting procedures for the SBI test given in the Appendix of the Scheme Document.

LPCB approval provides ongoing independent, third party assessment and certification of communication cable products, to ensure that the performance, marking and classification requirements of the appropriate standards are met and maintained. No other properties of the cables are determined in this scheme.

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