| BS |
British Standard Institution |
| BS 5266-1 |
Emergency lighting. Code of practice for the emergency lighting of premises |
| BS 5839-1 |
Fire detection and fire alarm systems for buildings. Code of practice for system design, installation, commissioning and maintenance |
| BS 5839-6 |
Fire detection and fire alarm systems for buildings. Code of practice for the design, installation and maintenance of fire detection and fire alarm systems in dwellings |
| BS 5839-8 |
Fire detection and fire alarm systems for buildings. Code of practice for the design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of voice alarm systems |
| BS 5839-9 |
Fire detection and alarm systems for buildings. Code of practice for the design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of emergency voice communication systems |
| BS 6387 |
Specification for performance requirements for cables required to maintain circuit integrity under fire conditions |
| BS 7211 |
Electric cables. Thermosetting insulated, non-armoured cables for voltages up to and including 450/750 V, for electric power, lighting and internal wiring, and having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire |
| BS 7346-6 |
Components for smoke and heat control systems. Specifications for cable systems |
| BS 7629-1 |
Electric cables. Specification for 300/500 V fire resistant screened cables having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire. Multicore and multipair cables |
| BS 7846 |
Electric cables. Thermosetting insulated, armoured, fire-resistant cables of rated voltage 600/1000 V, having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire. Specification |
| BS 8434-2 |
Methods of test for assessment of the fire integrity of electric cables. Test for unprotected small cables for use in emergency circuits.
BS EN 50200 with a 930° flame and with water spray |
| BS 8491 |
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 8519 |
Selection and installation of fire-resistant power and control cable systems for life safety and fire-fighting applications. Code of practice. |
| BS 6724 |
Electric Cable - Thermosetting insulated armored cables for voltage of 600/1000 V and 1900/3300 V having low
emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire. |
| BS 6360 |
Specifications for conductors in insulated cables cords. |
| BS 4066-1=IEC 332-1 |
Test on electric cables under fire conditions.
Part 1: method of test on a single vertical insulated wire or cable |
| BS 4066-3 = IEC 332-3 |
Test on electric cables under fire condition.
Part 3: Test on bunched wire or cables. |
| BS 6425-1, IEC 60754-1 |
Method of test for gases evolved during combustion of electric cables.
Part 1:- Method for determination of amount of halogen acid gas evolved during combustion of polymeric
materials for cables. |
| BS 6425-2, IEC 60754-2 |
Test on gases evolved during the combustion of material from cables.
Part 2:- Determination of degree of acidity (corrosivity) of gases by measuring pH and conductivity. |
| CEI |
Comitato Elettrotecnico Italiano |
| CEI 20-11 / EN 50363 |
Insulating, sheathing and covering materials for low voltage energy cables |
| CEI 20-36/2-1 |
Tests for electric cables under fire conditions - Circuit integrity - Part 21: Procedures and requirements - Cables of rated voltage up to and including 0,6/1,0 kV |
| CEI 20-45 |
Fire resistant elastomeric insulated cables, halogen free (LSOH) with rated voltage Uo/U 0.6/1 kV |
| DIN |
Deutsches Institut fur Normung |
| DIN 4102 |
Fire behaviour of building materials and building components - Part 12: Circuit integrity maintenance of electric cable systems; requirements and testing |
| ASTM |
ASTM Standard |
| ASTM D2863 |
Standard test method for measuring the minimum oxygen concentration to support candle like combustion of
plastic. |
| ASTM D792 |
Standard test methods for density and specific gravity (relative gravity) of plastic by displacement |
| ASTM D662 |
Standard test method for specific optical density of smoke generated by solid materials. |
| ASTM D638 |
Standard test method for tensile properties of plastics. |
| EN |
European Norm |
| EN 50200 |
Methods of test for resistance to fire of unprotected small cables for use in emergency circuit |
| EN 50266 |
Test for vertical flame spread of vertically-mounted bunched wires and cables |
| EN 50267/2-1 |
Method of determination of amount of halogen acid gas evolved during combustion of polymeric materials taken from cables |
| EN 50267/2-2 |
Determination of degree of acidity (corrosivity) of gases by measuring PH and conductivity |
| EN 50288-7 |
Sectional specification for instrumentation and control cables |
| EN 50362 |
Method of test for resistance to fire of larger unprotected power and control cables for use in emergency circuits |
| EN 50363 |
Insulating, sheathing and covering materials for low voltage energy cables |
| EN 60228 |
Conductors of insulated cables |
| EN 60332-1 |
Test for vertical flame propagation for a single insulated wire or cable |
| EN 60332-2 |
Test for vertical flame propagation for a single small insulated wire or cable |
| EN 60332-3 |
Test for vertical flame spread of vertically-mounted bunched wires or cables |
| EN 61034 |
Measurement of smoke density of cables burning under defined conditions |
| IEC |
International Electrotechnical Commission |
| IEC 60228 |
Conductors of insulated cables - Guide to the dimensional limits of circular connectors |
| IEC 60331 |
Test for electrical cables under fire conditions. Circuit integrity. |
| IEC 60332-1 |
Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions -Test for vertical flame propagation for a single insulated wire or cable |
| IEC 60332-3 |
Test on electric cables under fire conditions - Test for vertical flame spread of vertically-mounted bunched wires or cables |
| IEC 60502-1 |
Power cables with extruded insulation and their accessories for rated voltages from 1 kV (Um = 1,2 kV) up to 30 kV (Um = 36 kV) - Part 1: Cables for rated voltages of 1 kV (Um = 1,2 kV) and 3 kV (Um = 3,6 kV)IEC 60754-1Method for determination of amount of halogen acid gas evolved during combustion of polymeric materials taken from cables |
| IEC 60754-2 |
Determination of degree of acidity (corrosivity) of gases by measuring pH and conducivity |
| IEC 60793-1 |
Optical fibres |
| IEC 60794-1 |
Optical fibre cables |
| IEC 61034-2 |
Measurement of smoke density of electric cables burning under defined conditions (LT) |
| IEC 60331-21 |
Test for electric cables under fire condition circuit integrity
Part 2:- Procedures & requirement cable of rated voltage upto & including 0.6/1KV. |
| NBN |
Norme Belge |
| NBN C 30-004 |
Fire resistance of electical cables - Classification and test methods |
| NBN 713-020 |
Fire resistance of building materials |
| NF |
Norme Française |
| NF-C-32-070 |
Insulated cables and flexible cords for installations - Classification tests on cables and cords with respect to their behaviour to fire |
| SS |
Singapore Standard |
| SS 299 part 1 |
Fire resistant cables - Performance requirements for cables required to maintain circuit integrity under fire conditions |
| UL |
UL Standard |
| UL 94 |
Test for flammability of plastic materials for part in device and appliances. |
| VDE |
Verband der Elektrotechnik Elektronik Informationstechnik |
| VDE 0815 |
Wiring cables for telecommunication and data processing systems part 814 - Testing of cables, wires and flexible cords Continuance of insulation effect under fire conditions
part 814 - Testing of cables, wires and flexible cords Continuance of insulation effect under fire conditions |
| VDE 0482 |
part 267 - Common test methods for cables under fire conditions - Test on gases evolved during combustion of materials from cables
part 1034 - Measurement of smoke density of cables burning under defined conditions |
