May 16, 2005—DuPont has introduced DuPont Abandoned Cable Services, a suite of services designed to make compliance to changing building safety codes and standards on cabling simple and affordable, according to the company.
According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), approximately 60 billion feet of communications cabling has been installed in the United States. DuPont believes a significant percentage of that cabling has been abandoned in buildings and represents a large potential fire hazard.
DuPont Abandoned Cable Services will provide assessment services for identification and reporting of abandoned cable hazards in office buildings; planning for infrastructure improvement and management; connections with local labor; and removal and recycling logistics.
This packaged offering is available to building owners, property managers, tenants, and corporate network engineers responsible for ensuring that their facilities meet the National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) National Electric Code (NEC) requirement to remove abandoned cabling from buildings. The requirement is based on concern over the uncontrolled build-up of combustible cables in buildings. As cable is removed, DuPont Abandoned Cable Services also offers a complete recycle program for end-of-life cables.
For more information, visit the DuPont Web site.
