National foreword

This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 61914:2016. It is identical to IEC 61914:2015. It supersedes BS EN 61914:2009 which is withdrawn.

The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee PEL/213, Cable management.

A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary.

This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.

Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.

This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 March 2016.

This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2015-12-28. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELECInternal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELECManagement Centre or to any CENELEC member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translationunder the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has thesame status as the official versions.

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European foreword

The text of document 23A/786/FDIS, future edition 2 of IEC 61914, prepared by SC 23A “Cable management systems” of IEC/TC 23 “Electrical accessories" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as EN 61914:2016.

The following dates are fixed:

This document supersedes EN 61914:2009.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CENELEC [and/or CEN] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

This standard covers the Principle Elements of the Safety Objectives for Electrical Equipment Designed for Use within Certain Voltage Limits (LVD ‑ 2006/95/EC).

Endorsement notice

The text of the International Standard IEC 61914:2015 was approved by CENELEC as a European Standard without any modification.

In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards indicated:

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International Standard IEC 61914 has been prepared by subcommittee 23A: Cable management systems, of IEC technical committee 23: Electrical accessories.

This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2009. This edition constitutes a technical revision.

This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:

Additional declaration and test for lateral load retention depending on cleat mounting orientation with associated new figures;
Additional declaration of the distance between the cable centres in any short-circuit test and associated new figures;
Specification of the cable to be used in short-circuit testing and relaxation of the ambient temperature limits for the test;
Additional requirement to photograph the short-circuit test arrangement before and after the test and to record more complete details of the cable used;
Revised parameters for the test of resistance to UV light.
This edition also includes the following editorial changes with respect to the previous edition:
Revised and updated normative references and bibliography;
Editorial clarification of definitions;
Editorial clarification of procedures for selection of test samples and the testing of cleats designed for more than one cable;
Relaxation of some mandrel material requirements;
Clarification of the inspection requirements following a short-circuit test and adding the option of either a.c. or d.c. voltage testing following a second short-circuit;
Clarification that the resistance to corrosion test applies to all types of fixing;
New cleat example illustration;
Limitations of use of the formulae in Annex B added.

The text of this standard is based on the following documents:

Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on voting indicated in the above table.

This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.

In this standard, the following print types are used:

requirements proper: in roman type;
test specifications: in italic type;
notes:in smaller roman type.

The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until the stability date indicated on the IEC website under "http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data related to the specific publication. At this date, the publication will be

reconfirmed,
withdrawn,
replaced by a revised edition, or
amended.

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1 Scope

This International Standard specifies requirements and tests for cable cleats and intermediate restraints used for securing cable in electrical installations. Cable cleats provide resistance to electromechanical forces where declared. This standard includes cable cleats that rely on a mounting surface specified by the manufacturer for axial and/or lateral retention of cables.

This standard does not apply to:

cable glands;
cable ties.

2 Normative references

3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations

4 General requirements

5 General notes on tests

5.1

5.2

5.3

5.4

5.5

5.6

6 Classification

6.1 According to material

6.2 According to maximum and minimum temperature

6.3 According to resistance to impact

6.4 According to type of retention or resistance to electromechanical forces or both

6.5 According to environmental influences

7 Marking and documentation

7.1 Marking

7.2 Durability and legibility

7.3 Documentation

8 Construction

9 Mechanical properties

9.1 Requirements

9.2 Impact test

9.3 Lateral load test

9.4 Axial load test

9.5 Test for resistance to electromechanical force

10 Fire hazards

10.1 Flame propagation

10.2 Smoke emission

10.3 Smoke toxicity

11 Environmental influences

11.1 Resistance to ultraviolet light

11.2 Resistance to corrosion

12 Electromagnetic compatibility

12.1 Electromagnetic emission

12.2 Inductive heating

Bibliography

BS EN 61914:2016

Cable cleats for electrical installations

Published:

31 Mar 2016

Withdrawn:

1 Feb 2022