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NFPA 262-2011

NFPA 262: Standard Method of Test for Flame Travel and Smoke of Wires and Cables for Use in Air-Handling Spaces, 2011 Edition

Work with the latest criteria in the 2011 NFPA 262 for accurate assessments of smoke and fire spread.

NFPA 262: Standard Method of Test for Flame Travel and Smoke of Wires and Cables for Use in Air-Handling Spaces presents a test procedure to evaluate the potential for fire spread along cables and wires housed in a plenum or other environmental space. The methodology measures both flame travel distance and optical density of smoke.

Among the changes in the 2011 edition:

  • Revisions to removable top cover protection
  • Revisions to create consistency with ASTM E 84
  • Added new methods to determine average airflow velocity
  • Moved Reference Cable Test into an Annex

Invest in fire safety by following the up-to-date testing guidelines in the 2011 NFPA 262. (Softbound, Approx. 31 pp., 2011)

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