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The Wire Management and Life Safety articles in this section offer a different perspective to the industry belief that "Code Approved" means Safe.

In a building fire, combustible plastics (exposed cables) can burn and create large volumes of toxic smoke in the supply or return air plenum. All plastic covered cabling needs to be placed in steel ducts, steel cells or steel conduit to reduce or eliminate the smoke danger.

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Avoiding a Dangerous Journey
The Potential Dangers of Exposed Cabling in Environmental Air Plenums are Acute. to That End, Action Taken by NFPA in Its 2002 Edition of the National Electrical Code Was a Bold Stroke for Life Safety. By John Michlovic

Getting Down to the Wire
by Alex Wilson - Architectural Record Magazine - Dec 2004

Building Fire Concern: Teflon on Cabling Can Be Toxic When Heated
by James Carlini - Eprarie News - Jan 2005

Cabling: What You Don't Know Can Kill You
by Stephen Saunders - Wireville.com

Cabling: What You Don't See Can Blind You
by Frank Bisbee - Wireville.com

Will Cabling Fuel a Fire
by Frank Peri - Building Operating Management, October 2000

Cable Combustibility
by Enzo Saponaro - Cabling Business Magazine - December 2001



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