BS 6724:2016
Electric cables. Thermosetting insulated, armoured cables of rated voltages of 600/1 000 V and 1 900/3 300 V for fixed installations, having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire. Specification

Standard No.

BS 6724:2016

Release Date

2016

Published By

British Standards Institution (BSI)

Status

Be replaced

Replace By

BS 6724:2016(2017)

Latest

BS 6724:2016(2017)

Replace

BS 6724:1997+A3:2008

BS 6724:2016 Referenced Document

• 2002 Tooth Thickness Specification and Measurement (Errata - 1995)
• BS 5467 Electric cables. Thermosetting insulated, armoured cables of rated voltages of 600/1 000 V and 1 900/3 300 V for fixed installations. Specification
• BS 7655-1.2 Specification for insulating and sheathing materials for cables - Cross-linked elastomeric insulating compounds - General 90 °C application
• BS 7655-1.3 Specification for insulating and sheathing materials for cables - Elastomeric insulating compounds - XLPE - Sec1.3 XLPE
• BS 7655-6.1 
• BS 8512 Electric cables - Code of practice for the storage, handling, installation and disposal of cables on wooden drums
• BS EN 50262 Cable glands for electrical installations
• BS EN 50363-5 Insulating, sheathing and covering materials for low voltage energy cables. Halogen-free, cross-linked insulating compounds
• BS EN 50393  Test methods and requirements for accessories for use on distribution cables of rated voltage 0,6/1,0 (1,2) kV
• BS EN 50395 Electrical test methods for low voltage energy cables
• BS EN 50396 Non electrical test methods for low voltage energy cables
• BS EN 60228 
• BS EN 60229 Electric cables - Tests on extruded oversheaths with a special protective function
• BS EN 60754-1 Test on gases evolved during combustion of materials from cables - Determination of the halogen acid gas content*， 2020-04-30 Update
• BS EN 61034-2 Measurement of smoke density of cables burning under defined conditions - Test procedure and requirements*， 2020-03-31 Update
• BS EN 61914 Cable cleats for electrical installations
• BS EN 62230 Electric cables. Spark-test method
• BS EN 62275 Cable management systems. Cable ties for electrical installations
• BS EN 62444 Cable glands for electrical installations
• BS EN ISO 6892-1 Metallic materials. Tensile testing. Method of test at room temperature
• IEC 60183 Guidance for the selection of high-voltage A.C. cable systems

BS 6724:2016 history

• 0000 BS 6724:2016(2017)
• 2016 BS 6724:2016 Electric cables. Thermosetting insulated, armoured cables of rated voltages of 600/1 000 V and 1 900/3 300 V for fixed installations, having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire. Specification
• 1997 BS 6724:1997+A3:2008 Electric cables — Thermosetting insulated, armoured cables for voltages of 600/1 000 V and 1 900/3 300 V, having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire
• 1997 BS 6724:1997 Electric cables - Thermosetting insulated, armoured cables for voltages of 600/1000 V and 1900/3300 V, having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire