Installers have been reminded about the importance of meeting new regulatory requirements stipulating that escapes routes must be protected from the risk of falling cables in the event of a fire.
Coming into came into force earlier this year BS7671 amendment 3 highlights the danger of fallen or falling cables blocking escapes routes for those escaping or fighting a fire.
SWA, which supplies cable terminations, fastenings, fixings and tools for the electrical and construction industry, has highlighted the amendment in its efforts to market fire safety clips.
Tested and approved to BS 5839-1 the clips “are the safest way to fix fire resistant cables inside plastic cable trunking”, says the Gloucestershire-based company. The fold-over tabs are quick and easy to attach, it also claims.
Each zinc plated clip can accommodate 2×1.5mm 2-core fire performance cables and are suitable for 25x16mm trunking. Supplied in packs of 50 the clips can withstand heat up to a melting point of more than 1000ºC.
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