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Draka cables live up to Underground's expectations

31 January 2011
Draka cables live up to Underground's expectations

Draka cables has achieved what most certainly is the mass transit sector's "gold standard" seal of approval. Several of the company's cable designs have been approved by London Underground as satisfying - and in many cases, exceeding - the safety requirements of Section 12 (underground) areas, as set out in LU 1-085, the current document that details the requirements for the fire safety of materials. Two Draka cables in particular were singled out for praise: the Firetuf FTP120 (until a recent rebranding of the Draka range, known as Firetuf Powerplus) and Firetuf FT Sifer (previously called Firetuf Sifer).

Firetuf FTP120 is designed to ensure that power supplies for both life safety and firefighting systems are maintained in a fire. In addition to its approval by London Underground, the zero halogen, low smoke OHLS cable is approved by LPCB (Loss Prevention Certification Board) and BASEC (British Approvals Service for Cables) and is used in a wide range of applications that call for the highest fire performance, such as firefighting lifts, smoke dampers and other critical life safety systems. It is widely used in buildings where compliance with the recently introduced BS8519: 2010 and Approved Document B (Fire safety) of the Building Regulations for England and Wales is required; demanding fire safety standards that have been adopted by London Underground.

 

Draka’s OHLS Firetuf FT Sifer single-core, circuit integrity cable was developed specifically to meet the onerous testing requirements demanded by London Underground, particularly in relation to its stringent vertical flame propagation testing that exceeds the requirements of BS 7211: 1998.

 
Other Draka cables, approved by London Underground as meeting the standards set down in LU 1-085, include the Firetuf FT120 (previously known as Firetufplus Enhanced)  enhanced-category fire alarm cable that delivers 120 minutes of fire performance as called for in BS 5839.   It is also suitable for emergency lighting circuits and can be used in below-ground locations without any restriction. 
 
Also approved by London Underground is the Firetuf FT30 (until recently, Firetuf Easystrip) standard-category fire alarm cable that gives giving 30 minutes resistance to fire.  It too can be specified or emergency lighting circuits and be used in below-ground locations without any restriction.
 
More information on Draka and its cable offering can be found at www.drakauk.com. Draka UK is the country’s leading designer and manufacturer of fire performance cables, zero halogen power cables and building wires. The company is part of Netherlands-based Draka Holdings NV, which has over 9,000 employees worldwide. Further details are available by telephone on +44 (0) 1332 345431, by fax on +44 (0) 1332 331237, and via email at sales@draka.com.