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Hi Guys,

Quick question can you add cables to existing PVC trunking in escape routes without fire proof support if your coming off an existing circuit within the PVC trunking?

Regards Mike
 
Any route which takes you to a place of safety can be defined as an escape route, not just necessarily what is an obvious route.
 
yes it does .page 30regs a path to follow for access to the safe area in a event of a emergency '
what is saying is nothing will impede you access .like falling cable or any thin else .
 
All well and good until someone uses plastic wall plugs. Various self-explanatory metal fixings for plasterboard but not sure what would work well on masonry for attaching saddles etc?
 
Seem to remember we've had this discussion before about escape routes in dwellings. If you use the definition given in the regs and apply it to a domestic property, then any doorway could be construed as an escape route. Napit want to take it even further, as in their opinion any cable above a 30min plasterboard fire barrier should have reg 512.11.201 applied to it.

So guess we start using metal clips for 6242y. :)
 

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