CCCA issues summary to aid users and distributors“Serious Fire Safety Concerns with Many Communications Cables from Offshore Manufacturers … and What You Should Know.” The incidence of offshore-manufactured communications cable products which fail to meet industry fire safety requirements continues to plague the Structured Cabling industry in the North American (NA) market.
Independent Testing Indicates that Fire Safety Risk Remains High with Many Communications Cables Produced OffshoreWASHINGTON, D.C., November 2, 2009 – The Communications Cable and Connectivity Association, Inc. (CCCA) announced today that the prevalence of offshore-manufactured communications cable products which fail to meet industry fire safety requirements continues to plague the industry and marketplace. In July 2009, the CCCA commissioned an independent test laboratory to again analyze whether eight offshore-manufactured cable samples met National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) minimum requirements for fire safety. Test results showed that six of the eight samples failed to meet the minimum NFPA code requirements for low flame spread and/or smoke generation for installation in commercial buildings, schools and multi-tenant residences. All of the failing samples exhibited catastrophic results, indicating an unacceptable public safety hazard still exists. |
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