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	Tests on Cables for CPR
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Interscience Fire Laboratory provides quality testing from its UKAS approved Gosport laboratory

Classification of cables to the CPR is perfomred accordance with EN 13501-6. This Standard provides the reaction to fire classification procedure for electric cables for use in the Construction Product industry. For the purpose of this Standard the term "electric cables" covers all power, control and communication cables, including optical fibre cables.

Interscience was formerly an EU notified body, and now as from the 1st January 2021, a UK Conformity Assessment Body (UKCAB) and able to assist you in providing you certifcation to UKCA for selling and importing into the Great Britain marketplace. Additionally, we are able to provide certifcation for products for UK (NI) as per the UK government's agreement for products in the Northern Ireland market, agreed with the EU..

Interscience has an accredited comprehensive cable testing facility and offers these tests:

EN 60332-1-2: Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions —Part 1-2: Test for vertical flame propagation for a single insulated wire or cable — Procedure for 1 kW pre-mixed flame
EN 50399: Common test methods for cables under fire conditions -Heat release and smoke production measurement on cables during flame spread test - Test apparatus, procedures, results
EN 61034-2: Measurement of smoke density of cables burning under Defined conditions —Part 2: Test procedure and requirements
EN 50267-2-3: Common Test Methods for Cables Under Fire Conditions - Tests on Gases Evolved During Combustion of Materials From Cables - Part 2-3: Procedures - Determination of Degree of Acidity of Gases for Cables by Determination of the Weighted Average of pH and Conductivity
Rapid turn round from receipt of samples
State of the art analytical facilities for toxic gas measurement
Wide scope of accredited fire test specifications
Cost effective testing service

Additional capabilities include:

Gas analysis including FTIR
Railway testing to EN 45545-2, BS 6853, and LUL requirements
UK MoD fire test requirements