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Cable Cleats – London Underground 1-085 Standard For Fire Safety Performance Of Materials

Published 19 Mar 2018

London Underground Cable Cleats

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Thorne & Derrick a leading specialist distributor of cable cleats provide some information pertaining to the London Underground 1-085 Standard For Fire Safety Performance Of Materials – the purpose of the document download below is to define the requirements for the fire safety of materials, in terms of flammability, smoke emission and toxic fume emission, installed on the London Underground (LU) network.

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Thorne & Derrick are Main Distributors for Ellis Patents – several ranges of Ellis Patents cable cleats are currently featured on the London Underground (LUL) Intranet system used by specifiers and buyers working on LUL projects.

Non-metallic cable hangers are also available for the support, retention and suspension of rail cables within tunnels meeting the requirements of the 1-085 specification.

Independent testing confirms conformance to the 1-085 standard including toxicity, limited oxygen and smoke emission.

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London Underground 1-085

This standard specifies the requirements for materials installed in underground rail locations with regard to:
a) Flammability (including the risk of explosion)
b) Smoke emission
c) Toxic fume emission

➡ Should you require any assistance with the selection of cable cleats or cable accessories compliant with London Underground 1-085 Standard please do not hesitate to contact us.

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