CLC/TC 213/WG 07 - Fire effects

This document provides design-for-recycling guidelines for Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) cable management products and recommends design options to ensure the product is recyclable. This document is limited to the recycling of PVC cable management products. NOTE 1 The following PVC containing products are considered as examples: - Conduits and fittings; - Liquid tight sheathing and fittings; - Cable trunking and cable ducting lengths and other system components; - Cable tray and cable ladder lengths and other system components; - Cable cleats; - Cable glands; - Cable ties; - Cover plates and cover tapes; - Articulated and flexible system components. Products associated with or incorporated in a PVC cable management system component but which are not system components (e.g. enclosures, connecting boxes) are not within the scope of this document. NOTE 2 Cable management products are generally subject to European Standards specifying requirements and tests to ensure adequate safety and appropriate performance. NOTE 3 Packaging of cable management products is not covered by this document.

This document specifies a method for the determination of the content of halogens in Cable Management System (CMS) products or system components made completely or partly of combustible material(s). The determination is made by combustion and subsequent analysis of the combustion product by Ion Chromatography. This document specifies how CMS products or system components can be declared as halogen free. This document is for environmental performance only. Compliance with this document does not imply the absence of toxicity, corrosivity or opacity of produced smoke, or other reaction to fire characteristics. If any of these characteristics are to be evaluated, the appropriate standards can be used.