BS 8519 is the Business standard on Fire safety cables which are designed to maintain circuit integrity and continue to work for a specified period of time under defined conditions.
BS 8519 gives the best guidance and recommendations on the selection and installation of power and control cable systems which are required to maintain their circuit integrity for life safety and fire-fighting applications.
BS 8519 does not give recommendations for those installations covered in BS 5839-1, BS 5839-8, BS 5839-9, and BS 5266-1, but makes reference to these standards in an informative capacity.
BS 8519 covers:
BS 8519 on the installation of fire-resistant power is relevant to:
Fire-resistant cables are used to maintain circuit integrity for a stated period of time.
BS 8519 aims to ensure that the level of circuit integrity is not compromised by other components of the whole electrical distribution system, including cable glands, terminations, joints, and cable support systems.
BS 8519 is beneficial for fire engineers as it is reliable for high-rise and complex buildings that have developed in terms of increased size, height, and complexity of active fire protection.
Also helpful in low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by the fire.
BS 8519:2010 supersedes BS 7346-6:2005, which is withdrawn.
The following principal changes: