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Wire & Cable ASIA – November/December 2016
Industrynews
THE British Approvals Service for
Cables (BASEC) has launched its
large-scale vertical ladder fire test used
for construction products regulation
(CPR), EN 50399, and the full range of
vertical ladder tests to the IEC
60332-3-21/25 series to the cable
industry. This coincides with the official
launch of the European Union’s CPR
for cables used in construction, which
was announced on 10th June 2016.
This substantial investment, which also
includes completion of three new
re-configurable fire test chambers for
fire resistance and circuit integrity
testing, expands BASEC’s capability
as the largest dedicated cable-testing
facility in Europe and a world leading
cable test and certification body.
The introduction of CPR for cables will
have a significant impact on all
construction cable manufacturers,
importers and distributors supplying
any type of cable that is intended to fit
permanently into the structure of a
building, including power distribution,
final circuit wiring, control and
instrumentation and data commu-
nications cables (copper and optical)
to European markets.
The new regulation demands new
cable testing/certification as well as CE
marking requirements for those
supplying cables. With a strict deadline
imposed, it is forcing the international
cable industry to review its policies to
ensure compliance when the regulation
becomes mandatory in July 2017.
In light of this, cable manufacturers will
in most cases need to engage with a
Notified Laboratory and/or a Notified
Product Certification Body.
The CPR training seminars cover the
basics of the new requirements that
manufacturers, importers and
distributors of cable will need to
adhere to.
BASEC – UK
Website:
BASEC launches CPR large-scale cable fire test facility
❍ The ladder rack being prepared before
the test