Cable Design Standards:

• BS 7846 : Thermosetting insulated, armoured, fire resistant cable of rated voltage 600/1000 V for fixed installations, having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire. Multicore Cable. 

• BS 8592 : Thermosetting insulated, non -armoured, fire-resistant, single core non -sheathed cables of rated voltage 450/750 V, having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire — Specification 

• BS 7629-1 : Multicore Cable: Specification for 300/500 V fire resistant, screened, fixed installation cables having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire. 

• IEC 60502-1 : Power cables with extruded insulation and their accessories. Part 1 : Cables for rated voltage of 1 kV (Um=1.2 kV) and 3 kV (Um = 3.6 kV)

Fire Resistant Tests Standards:

• Category F2 as per BS 7846 – Resistant fire, Resistant fire with water, Resistant fire with Mechanical shock assessed separately as per BS 6387 

• Category F30 as per BS 7846 – Resistant to fire with direct mechanical impact and water jet assessed in combination when tested in accordance with BS 8491 for 30 minute. 

• Category F60 as per BS 7846 – Resistant to fire with direct mechanical impact and water jet assessed in combination when tested in accordance with BS 8491 for 60 minute. 

• Category F120 as per BS 7846 – Resistant to fire with direct mechanical impact and water jet assessed in combination when tested in accordance with BS 8491 for 120 minute. 

• IEC 60331-1 : Resistant fire with Mechanical shock at 830°C for 0.6/1.0 KV cables with an overall diameter > 20 mm. 

• IEC 60331-2 : Resistant fire with Mechanical shock at 830°C for 0.6/1.0 KV cables with an overall diameter ≤ 20 mm.
• IEC 60331-3 : Resistant fire with Mechanical shock at 830°C for 0.6/1.0 KV cables tested in metal
• IEC 60331-11 & IEC 60331-21: Resistant fire alone at 750°C.

Flame Retardant Tests Standards:

• IEC 60332-1-2 : Vertical Flame propagation for a single insulated wire or cable 

• IEC 60332-3-22 : Vertical flame spread of bunched wires or cables – Category A 

• IEC 60332-3-23 : Vertical flame spread of bunched wires or cables – Category B 

• IEC 60332-3-24 : Vertical flame spread of bunched wires or cables – Category C

Smoke Emission Test Standards:

• BS EN / IEC 61034 -1 & 2 : Measurement of Smoke density of cables

 Acid gas Emission test Standards:

• BS EN / IEC 60754 – 1 & 2 : Tests on gases evolved during combustion of material from cables.

Note : Gulf cable have complete in house test facility for Fire Resistant tests and Flame Retardant tests as listed above.