Superseded Standard

IEEE 1242-1999

IEEE Guide for Specifying and Selecting Power, Control, and Special-Purpose Cable for Petroleum and Chemical Plants

Information on the specification and selection of power, control, and special-purpose cable, as typically used in petroleum, chemical, and similar plants, is provided in this guide. Materials, design, testing, and applications are addressed. More recent developments, such as strand filling, low-smoke, zero-halogen materials, and chemical-moisture barriers have been included.

Standard Committee
IAS/PCI - Petroleum and Chemical Industry
Status
Superseded Standard
Superseded by
1242-2016
Board Approval
1999-06-26
History
ANSI Approved:
1999-10-26
Published:
1999-08-31
Reaffirmed:
2005-12-07

Additional Resources

Erratas
1242-1999_errata.pdf

Working Group Details

Society
IEEE Industry Applications Society
Standard Committee
IAS/PCI - Petroleum and Chemical Industry
Working Group
P1242 WG - Petrochemical Cables Working Group
IEEE Program Manager
Michael Kipness
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Working Group Chair
Philip Laudicina

Other Activities From This Working Group

Current projects that have been authorized by the IEEE SA Standards Board to develop a standard.


P1242
Guide for Specifying and Selecting Power, Control, and Special-Purpose Cable for Petroleum and Chemical Plants

This guide provides information on the specification and selection of power, control, and special-purpose cable, as typically used in petroleum, chemical, and similar plants. It addresses materials, design, testing, installations, and applications. More recent developments, such as fire-rated circuit integrity cables are included. This guide is not intended to be a design document, although many of the problems associated with the specification and selection of power, control, and special-purpose cable for petroleum and chemical plant applications can be avoided by considering the information presented in this guide. It is recognized that there may be other types of cable used in the petroleum and chemical industries, especially considering the global marketplace. This guide does not preclude the use of such cables.

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Standards approved by the IEEE SA Standards Board that are within the 10-year lifecycle.


1242-2016
IEEE Guide for Specifying and Selecting Power, Control, and Special-Purpose Cable for Petroleum and Chemical Plants

Information on the specification and selection of power, control, and special-purpose cable, as typically used in petroleum, chemical, and similar plants, is provided in this guide. Materials, design, testing, and applications are addressed. More recent developments, such as strand filling, low smoke, zero-halogen materials, chemical-moisture barriers, and fire-resistive cables have been included.

Learn More About 1242-2016

These standards have been replaced with a revised version of the standard, or by a compilation of the original active standard and all its existing amendments, corrigenda, and errata.


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