BS 8519:2010 Selection and installation of fire-resistant power and control cable systems for life safety and fire-fighting applications. Code of practice

High-rise and complex buildings have developed in terms of increased size, height and complexity of active fire protection. This has allowed fire engineered solutions to be developed. These solutions require a high level of performance from the components of the building services, including the electrical supplies.

BS 8519 gives guidance and recommendations on the selection and installation of power and control cable systems. It covers systems that are required to maintain their circuit integrity for life safety and fire-fighting applications. It also gives specific recommendations for electrical system design for such applications, and recommended limits for survival times.

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