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Fire protection housing – Housing for preventive fire protection

Preventive fire protection is not just the job of the construc- ABB STRIEBEL & JOHN offers you an innovative housing sys-
tion managers. Electrical designers and installers or switch- tem for preventive fire protection made of non-flammable
gear manufacturers are responsible during planning and ex- material with optimal technical and economic expansion op-
ecution for making sure that their systems will not the tions.
cause of a fire. In electrical switchgear, the following ele-
ments: A wide range of wall and standing housings are available in
various cabinet sizes.
• Loose terminals
• Short circuits
• Fault arcs
• Overloads
• Insulation errors

• Lightning strikes

can cause a fire. Therefore, the system operator also needs
to make the appropriate contribution by checking the elec-
trical systems at fixed intervals, maintaining them and up-
grading them as needed.

In the case of technical installations in industry or in build-
ing complexes with large concentrations of people, such as
in airports, train stations, nursing homes, hospitals or ho-
tels, it is vital that the functionality of safety-relevant elec-
trical systems is maintained even during a fire.

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