Eland Cables - Quality Standards

BASEC

The British Approvals Service for Cables (BASEC) is a recognised sign of assurance of independent cable testing and approval.

RoHS

The Restriction of the use of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive became effective from 1st July 2006. Cables compliant with RoHS can be identified on our web pages by Eland's RoHS symbol.

BSI

BSI (British Standards Institute) Group is a leading business services provider to organizations worldwide, offering a range of services for management system certification, product testing and certification, and standardization

Cenelec

CENELEC, the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization, was created in 1973 as a result of the merger of two previous European organizations: CENELCOM and CENEL.

CSA

CSA International test for compliance to national and international standards, and issue certification marks for qualified products.

HAR

The Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (HS) of tariff nomenclature is an internationally standardized system of names and numbers for classifying traded products developed and maintained by the World Customs Organisation (WCO)

UL

Underwriters Laboratories® is an independent product safety certification organization that has been testing products and writing standards for safety for more than a century

IP

Ingress protection is the degree of protection provided by the product enclosure. In many cases, the level of protection provided by the enclosure is marked on the product in the form of an "IP" code. For example, IP 55 would indicate a dust protected (first digit 5) piece of equipment which is protected against water jets (second digit 5).

IEC

The IEC is the world's leading organization that prepares and publishes International Standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies — collectively known as “electrotechnology”.

EIA

EIA is accredited by ANSI to help develop standards on electronic components, consumer electronics, electronic information, telecommunications, and Internet security.

NR

Network Rail Standards is the generic term given to the documents that specify the requirements to help secure the safe and efficient operation of the rail infrastructure.

TÜV Rheinland

The TÜV Rheinland Group is a leading international provider of technical services. TÜV’s mission and guiding principle is to achieve sustained development of quality and safety in order to meet the challenges arising from the interaction between man, technology and the environment.

TIA

The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) is a global trade association headquartered in the United States that represents about 600 telecommunications companies.

LPCB

The Loss Prevention Certification Board (LPCB) is a leading international certification body in the fields of security and fire protection.

RIA

The Railway Industry Association is the Trade Association for UK-based suppliers of equipment and services to the world-wide industry. It has around 140 member companies, active across the whole range of railway supply.

VDE

VDE, the Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies is one of the largest technical and scientific associations in Europe with more than 34 000 members

British Railways Board

As a residuary body, the company is responsible for discharging a variety of functions, including obligations in respect of liabilities acquired by British Rail as a major employer over nearly half a century and as a direct result of the privatisation process.

BSI Affiliate

Eland Cables is proud to be a BSI Affiliate, reinforcing our commitment to cable quality and safety within the industry.