British Approvals Service for Cables
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British Approvals Service for Cables (BASEC) is an independent, non-profit technical organisation which provides certification services to manufacturers of electrical cable in the United Kingdom
. Established in 1971 by the UK cable
industry and related stakeholders, BASEC is a company limited by guarantee and overseen by an independent board, with day-to-day operations run by the chief executive and staff. BASEC’s business covers various types of cable (including power
, control and data cable
); the organisation offers quality management
, environmental resources management and health-and-safety certification to cable manufacturers. It operates by regularly inspecting factories and regularly testing samples of cable in a prescribed regime.
BASEC promotes the value of its mark to buyers and end users. It acts as an authoritative technical reference point, but is not involved with the commercial aspects of the cable industry.
United Kingdom
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. Established in 1971 by the UK cable
Cable
A cable is two or more wires running side by side and bonded, twisted or braided together to form a single assembly. In mechanics cables, otherwise known as wire ropes, are used for lifting, hauling and towing or conveying force through tension. In electrical engineering cables are used to carry...
industry and related stakeholders, BASEC is a company limited by guarantee and overseen by an independent board, with day-to-day operations run by the chief executive and staff. BASEC’s business covers various types of cable (including power
Power cable
A power cable is an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power...
, control and data cable
Data cable
A data cable is any media that allows baseband transmissions from a transmitter to a receiver.Examples Are:*Networking Media**Ethernet Cables **Token Ring Cables **Coaxial cable...
); the organisation offers quality management
Quality management
The term Quality management has a specific meaning within many business sectors. This specific definition, which does not aim to assure 'good quality' by the more general definition , can be considered to have four main components: quality planning, quality control, quality assurance and quality...
, environmental resources management and health-and-safety certification to cable manufacturers. It operates by regularly inspecting factories and regularly testing samples of cable in a prescribed regime.
BASEC promotes the value of its mark to buyers and end users. It acts as an authoritative technical reference point, but is not involved with the commercial aspects of the cable industry.