Understanding life-safety and firefighting ‘wiring systems’ is essential, and several countries have now upgraded the testing of fire-resistant cables and wiring systems to adopt and harmonise with a more realistic standard time temperature curve. The logic behind this is that…
Reasonable skill and care or fit for purpose?
The term ‘fitness for purpose’ means there is an implied condition that the product or service is reasonably suitable for the purpose intended (customer’s requirements, needs, or desires). The principle of fitness for purpose is basic and the properties must…