{"id":25348,"date":"2016-06-07T09:00:25","date_gmt":"2016-06-07T09:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/?p=25348"},"modified":"2024-12-11T07:15:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T07:15:50","slug":"10-questions-about-cpr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/10-questions-about-cpr\/","title":{"rendered":"10 questions about CPR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The CPR is a European standard that regulates the reaction of building materials to fire. Electrical cables, as part of the installation in any construction, refer to this regulation. Depending on its design, each cable has a specific CPR classification, and depending on this classification, it offers greater or lesser safety in the event of fire. Below we would like to clarify the main doubts you may have regarding this regulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 ez-toc-wrap-left-text counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a6b5bee9aa89\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">INDEX<\/span>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #444444;color:#444444\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #444444;color:#444444\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a6b5bee9aa89\" checked \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/10-questions-about-cpr\/#1-what-is-cpr\" >1. What is CPR?\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/10-questions-about-cpr\/#2-what-is-the-history-of-the-cpr-regulation\" >2. What is the history of the CPR regulation?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/10-questions-about-cpr\/#3-what-are-the-applicable-rules-for-cpr\" >3. What are the applicable rules for CPR?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/10-questions-about-cpr\/#4-on-which-products-does-cpr-apply\" >4. On which products does CPR apply?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/10-questions-about-cpr\/#5-what-is-the-objective-of-cpr\" >5. What is the objective of CPR?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/10-questions-about-cpr\/#6-which-benefits-that-apply-to-cables-are-included-under-the-cpr\" >6. Which benefits that apply to cables are included under the CPR?\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/10-questions-about-cpr\/#7-how-will-cpr-be-implemented-in-europe-what-aspects-will-be-common-to-all-countries-and-what-aspects-will-be-specific-to-each-country\" >7 . How will CPR be implemented in Europe? What aspects will be common to all countries and what aspects will be specific to each country?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/10-questions-about-cpr\/#8-how-are-the-cables-going-to-be-replaced\" >8. How are the cables going to be replaced?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/10-questions-about-cpr\/#9-an-example-of-cable-marking\" >9. An example of cable marking<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/10-questions-about-cpr\/#10-will-it-be-mandatory-for-european-cables-to-be-harmonised\" >10. Will it be mandatory for European cables to be harmonised?\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1-what-is-cpr\"><\/span>1. What is CPR?\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The CPR is a standard issued by the European Community to regulate the limits of fire and hazardous substances in construction materials.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The CPR establishes harmonised standards for the marketing of construction products in the European Union. The regulation establishes a common technical language policy for assessing the performance of construction products. This ensures that reliable information is available to professionals, public authorities and consumers so that they can compare the performance of products from different manufacturers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-2511 lazyload\" alt=\"CPR\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CPR_construction_products_regulation_3_ESP.png\" style=\"object-position:48% 97%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"48% 97%\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-2511 lazyload\" alt=\"CPR\" src=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CPR_construction_products_regulation_3_ESP.png\" style=\"object-position:48% 97%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"48% 97%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CPR_construction_products_regulation_3_ESP.png 800w, https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CPR_construction_products_regulation_3_ESP-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CPR_construction_products_regulation_3_ESP-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CPR_construction_products_regulation_3_ESP-624x468.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2-what-is-the-history-of-the-cpr-regulation\"><\/span>2. What is the history of the CPR regulation?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2000 Construction Products Directive (CPD)<br>2006 Definition of classes and CEMAC2<br>2011 Construction Products Regulation (CPR)<br>2014 EN 50575<br>2015 (July) Publication DOUE<br>2016 (July) Date of execution of the CPR<br>2017 (July) Full implementation of CPR<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3-what-are-the-applicable-rules-for-cpr\"><\/span>3. What are the applicable rules for CPR?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2022 <\/strong>Power, control and communication cables. Cables for general applications on construction sites subject to reaction to fire requirements (<strong>EN 50575<\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2022 <\/strong>Fire classification of construction products and building elements. Measurement of smoke and heat production during flame propagation in a test (<strong>EN 13501-6)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2022 <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/en\/reaction-to-fire-on-cpr-cables\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Common test methods for cables under fire conditions<\/a>. Measurement of heat and smoke release during flame propagation in a cable (<strong>EN 50399)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2022 <\/strong>Tests on electrical cables and fibre optic cables under fire conditions. Single insulated cable vertical flame spread test (<strong>EN 60332-1-2<\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2022 <\/strong>Measurement of smoke density of cables burning under defined conditions (<strong>EN 61034-2<\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2022 <\/strong>Test on gases during combustion of materials from cables. Determination of acidity and conductivity (<strong>EN 60754-2<\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4-on-which-products-does-cpr-apply\"><\/span>4. On which products does CPR apply?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Applies to construction products. <strong>Products which are intended to be permanently incorporated into constructions<\/strong>, not only buildings, but also civil engineering works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It monitors power, telecommunications, data and control cables and excludes cables for connecting devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5-what-is-the-objective-of-cpr\"><\/span>5. What is the objective of CPR?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The CPR has been developed to ensure the reliability of information on construction products in relation to their performance. This is achieved by providing a \u2018common technical language\u2019, offering a uniform assessment of methods for the performance of construction products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This common technical language is applied by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>a) <\/strong>The manufacturers themselves in declaring the performance of their products.<br><strong>b) The specification of requirements of authorities and member states.<\/strong><br><strong>c) Users <\/strong>(architects, engineers, builders, etc.) when choosing the products that are most suitable for use on construction sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6-which-benefits-that-apply-to-cables-are-included-under-the-cpr\"><\/span>6. Which benefits that apply to cables are included under the CPR?\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The only performances that apply to cables and are included in the CPRs are:<br>1) What is its reaction to fire.<br>2) How much fire resistance does it have.<br>3) Release of hazardous substances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7-how-will-cpr-be-implemented-in-europe-what-aspects-will-be-common-to-all-countries-and-what-aspects-will-be-specific-to-each-country\"><\/span>7 . How will CPR be implemented in Europe? What aspects will be common to all countries and what aspects will be specific to each country?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The CPR must be applied without differences in interpretation by each Member State. Euroclassification is the common language for defining the fire tolerance level of cables (reaction to fire and, in the future, fire resistance) and for use in local regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Any decision as to which class to adopt for a particular application is a national matter, and may vary between Member States. The wide range of combinations of the parameters (class, smoke, acidity) gives Member States a great deal of flexibility. Not all Member States regulate fire performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8-how-are-the-cables-going-to-be-replaced\"><\/span>8. How are the cables going to be replaced?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some cable ranges will require potential re-evaluation and adjustment because current performance levels do not match Euroclasses B2<sub>ca<\/sub>, C<sub>ca<\/sub> y D<sub>ca<\/sub>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9-an-example-of-cable-marking\"><\/span>9. An example of cable marking<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/infographic-cpr-eng-1024x633.png\" alt=\"CPR FIRE COMPLIANCE\" class=\"wp-image-13853 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"633\" src=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/infographic-cpr-eng-1024x633.png\" alt=\"CPR FIRE COMPLIANCE\" class=\"wp-image-13853 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/infographic-cpr-eng-1024x633.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/infographic-cpr-eng-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/infographic-cpr-eng-768x475.png 768w, https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/infographic-cpr-eng-624x386.png 624w, https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/infographic-cpr-eng.png 1488w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Cable marking<\/strong>: reaction to fire class<br>Example:<br>&#8220;TOP CABLE TOXFREE ZH RZ1-K (AS) 0,6\/1 kV 1X240 UNE 21123 IEC 60502 AENOR CE C<sub>ca<\/sub>-s1,d1,a1 90\u00baC&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10-will-it-be-mandatory-for-european-cables-to-be-harmonised\"><\/span>10. Will it be mandatory for European cables to be harmonised?\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only fire performance will be harmonised. The national cable types will remain unchanged, except for the declared fire performance. This will simplify the work of specifiers and users, who will continue to use the usual types.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Want to know more about CPR? We summarise it for you in 4 minutes in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nocFnf03RZA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this video<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The CPR is a European standard that regulates the reaction of building materials to fire. Electrical cables, as part of the installation in any construction, refer to this regulation. 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