Exova Warrington Fire has come under scrutiny for the test procedures used to compile a report that would appear to justify the type of cladding used on Grenfell and many other buildings. The report was used as a measure to facilitate BC approval for cladding on a number of unspecified projects. Newsnight produced the article and I must say that it knocked any remaining confidence I have left for some of these fire safety tests.
I am very interested in fire safety generally but particularly from the perspective of any contribution an electrical installation might make. Having studied some of the test procedures applied to electric cables which are supposed to enhance their resilience when attacked by fire, both in terms of emissions and propagation, I am certainly not impressed!
