"CCCA cautions: Don't always believe the jacket
The Communications Cable and Connectivity Association (CCCA; www.cccassoc.org) recently released details of an investigation it conducted into the fire-safety performance of cables from a number of offshore manufacturers. The association did not name the manufacturers in its release or in an interview with Cabling Installation & Maintenance, but did say they are not well-known brands in the U.S.
In its investigation, the CCCA commissioned an independent laboratory to analyze whether nine randomly selected samples from these manufacturers met U.S. minimum requirements for performance and safety. Eight of the nine samples failed to meet minimum code requirements for fire-safety performance. “Many of the samples failed the flame-spread and smoke tests catastrophically,” the organization said in a statement. . . . . ."
Read the Full Artical Here
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment