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Report of the Survey on CPR for Cables AwarenessDecember 2019 - January 2020

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Index

I. Why the survey?

II. Methodology

III. Executive Summary

IV. Analisys of answers – Average EU v/s Countries

1. As professional in the electric sector I am aware of my responsibilities on fire safety.

2. As professional in the electric sector I am aware of how to apply the Construction Product Regulations (CPR).

3. CPR cable Classes are clear to me.

4. I know perfectly well which CPR classes for cables are applicable in my country.

5. CPR is definitely contributing to improve fire safety all over Europe including my country.

6. I know where to find a cable Declaration of Performance (DoP).

7. I know which information I can find in the Declaration of Performance (DoP).

8. Cca-s1b, d1, a1 cables have better fire performance than Eca cables.

9. Non-complying cables could compromise the overall safety of my installation.

10. When it comes to a cable installation, to stay competitive, I often have to trade off cost effectiveness against maximal safety.

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Why the survey?

Three years after the introduction of Construction Prod-uct Regulation (CPR) for cables, Europacable sponsored a pan-European survey to understand the progress, achieve-ments, market perception and challenges for the near future in fire safety and compliance. The results will help set strate-gies for the next few years.

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Methodology

To engage with a widely spread audience Europacable opted for a fully digital survey where users would reply the ques-tions on their computers or smartphones.

The survey was conducted between December 2019 and January 2020, achieving 2983 full responses.

Professional Mix

Country Mix

Storbritannia9% Belgia

5%

Tsjekkia / Slovakia

10%

Tyskland10%

Spania11%

Finland7%

Frankrike7%

Hellas11%

Italia13%

Norge3%

Polen7%

Sverige7%

grossist4%

montør/installatør56%rådgiver/konsulent

/arkitekt17%

annet23%

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Executive Summary

Of European electrical professionals:

• 90% agree that fire safety is important, that CPR can contribute and that non-conforming product introduces risk;

• Three quarters are confident that they can apply the CPR correctly in their work;

• Two thirds are confident about the details of the various CPR classes, DoPs, etc.

• But ... about half feel they often have to compromise safety against cost.

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1. As professional in the electric sector I am aware of my responsibilities on fire safety.

RANKINGFullstendig enig + Enig

100%

95%

85%

90%MIN

MAX

Europa Norge

The vast majority of electric professionals are keen of fire safety and perceive the relevance of their responsibilities

The totality of Norwegian professionals are perfectly aware of their responsibilities on fire safety …

Uenig0%

Fullstendig uenig0%

Fullstendig enig80%

Enig19%

Jeg er ikke helt sikker

1%

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2. As a professional in the electrical sector I am aware of how to apply the Construction Products Regulation (CPR).

90%

85%

75%

65%

60%

70%

80%

MIN

MAX

Three quarters of European electrical professionals declare that they are able to correctly apply the CPR.

UK professionals are in line with the European average.

Uenig1% Fullstendig uenig

4%Fullstendig enig

38%

Enig35%

Jeg er ikke helt sikker

22%

RANKINGFullstendig enig + Enig

Europa Norge

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3. CPR cable Classes are clear to me.

90%

85%

75%

65%

60%

55%

70%

80%

MIN

MAX

Three quarters of European electric professionals declare to understand the CPR Classes.

The Norwegian professionals are less convinced of their knowledge than the European average

Uenig6%

Fullstendig uenig4% Fullstendig enig

35%

Enig29%

Jeg er ikke helt sikker

26%

RANKINGFullstendig enig + Enig

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4. I know perfectly well which CPR classes for cables are applicable in my country.

80%

75%

65%

55%

50%

60%

70%

MIN

MAX

One third of European electric professionals declare to have a poor knowledge of the applicable CPR Class in their countries.

The Norwegian professionals are in line with the European average.

Uenig2%

Fullstendig uenig

3%Fullstendig enig

33%

Enig37%

Jeg er ikke helt sikker

25%

RANKINGFullstendig enig + Enig

Europa Norge

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5. CPR is definitely contributing to the improvement of fire safety all over Europe including my country.

90%

85%

75%

65%

60%

70%

80%

MIN

MAX

Four fifths of European electric professionals are convinced of the positive contrinbution of the CPR to fire safety.

The Norwegian professionals are in line with the European average.

Uenig1%

Fullstendig uenig

1%Fullstendig enig

42%

Enig38%

Jeg er ikke helt sikker

18%

RANKINGFullstendig enig + Enig

Europa Norge

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6. I know where to find a cable Declaration of Performance (DoP).

85%

80%

70%

60%

55%

50%

65%

75%

MIN

MAX

One third of European electric professionals don’t know where to find the Declaration of Performances.

Almost the 50% of the Norwegian professionals have difficulties to find the DoPs.

Uenig10%

Fullstendig uenig

4% Fullstendig enig28%

Enig25%

Jeg er ikke helt sikker

33%

RANKINGFullstendig enig + Enig

Europa Norge

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7. I know the information that I should find in the Declaration of Performance (DoP).

85%

80%

70%

60%

55%

50%

45%

65%

75%

MIN

MAX

One third of European electric professionals don’t know which information are defined in the Declaration of Performances

The 40% of the Norwegian professionals don’t know the information collected in the DoP.

Uenig8%

Fullstendig uenig

3% Fullstendig enig26%

Enig32%

Jeg er ikke helt sikker

31%

RANKINGFullstendig enig + Enig

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8. Cca-s1b, d1, a1 cables have better fire performance than Eca cables.

70%

65%

55%

45%

40%

50%

60%

MIN

MAX

Despite the optimistic declarations about the knowledge of the CPR, more than the 40% of European professionals don’t know the ranking of the Classes.

Only 40% of Norwegian professionals know the ranking of the Classes.

Uenig2%

Fullstendig uenig

1% Fullstendig enig26%

Enig14%

Jeg er ikke helt sikker

57%

RANKINGFullstendig enig + Enig

Europa Norge

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9. Non-complying cables could compromise the overall safety of my installation.

100%

95%

85%

75%

80%

90%

MIN

MAX

The threat of non-compliancy is well clear to the majority of European professionals.

The Norwegian professionals are a in line with the European average.

Uenig2%

Fullstendig uenig

0%

Fullstendig enig52%

Enig32%

Jeg er ikke helt sikker

14%

RANKINGFullstendig enig + Enig

Europa Norge

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10. When it comes to a cable installation, to stay competitive, I often have to trade off cost effectiveness against maximal safety.

Only the 50% of European professionals are ready to bargain over competitiveness for fire safety .

The Norwegian professionals are in line with the European average.

60%

40%

55%

35%

50%

30%25%20%

70%75%

MIN

MAX

65%

45%

Uenig20%

Fullstendig uenig14%

Fullstendig enig16%

Enig36%

Jeg er ikke helt sikker

14%

RANKINGFullstendig enig + Enig

Europa Norge

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