Prysmian JEM Cable Joints - Changing Legislation For Cable Joint Resins

By Chris Dodds on 19th November, 2013

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JEM Resin from Prysmian for Cable Jointing.

From December 1st 2010 cable jointing resins containing MDI are re-classified as Carcinogen Category 3, suspected of causing cancer and will carry new labelling to this effect. Subsequently, Prysmian is advising cable jointing contractors and specifiers to adopt a “Substitute it Now (SIN)” philosophy when it comes to choosing which resin products to use for jointing cables.

This applies to the vast majority of cable jointing resins on the market, except for Prysmian’s JEM resin cable jointing solutions which are 100% MDI free and present none of the health and safety risks associated with other jointing resins containing hazardous chemicals. From December 1st all Prysmian resin cable joint kits will be JEM resin only.

Prysmian JST JEM resin cable joints include JEM resin for the straight jointing of power cables, 1.5sqmm-400sqmm. Low voltage Prysmian cable joints including low hazard isocynate free JEM resin improve health and safety - Prysmian JST cable joints can be used with either compression crimp connectors or shearhead mechanical connectors.

Prysmian MPJ JEM resin cable joints improve safety and meet tougher new EU requirements for the jointing of low voltage power cables. Prysmian MPJ cable jointing kits use a new and non-hazardous resin as joint encapsulating material (JEM resin).

Prysmian developed JEM (Joint Encapsulation Material) technology more than ten years ago in response to customer requests. JEM cable jointing resin is free from harmful isocyanate, causes no irritation or sensitising and independent testing determined that the material requires no hazardous labelling.

Jonathan Rawlinson, Technical Manager at Prysmian Cables & Systems commented: “The first time many people become aware of the change in legislation and labelling could be when they come to joint cables together onsite. This would be an unwelcome suprise, especially if they do not understand the reasons why this change has happened or the risks to their health.”

He added: “From December 1st it would be prudent for everyone in the cable joint resin supply chain to use products that present no health and safety risk to users. Prysmian’s JEM resin cable jointing solutions are ideally placed to fulfil this need, also offering technical and environmental benefits, ten years service history and zero electrical failures."

Cable Jointing Resins Containing MDI Re-classified as Carcinogen Category 3

(15/11/2010 - Prysmian Press Release)

From December 1st 2010 cable jointing kits containing MDI are re-classified as Carcinogen Category 3, suspected of causing cancer and will carry new labelling to this effect. Subsequently, Prysmian is advising cable jointing contractors and specifiers to adopt a "Substitute it Now (SIN)" philosophy when it comes to choosing which cable joint resin products to use for jointing cables.

This applies to the vast majority of cable jointing kits and resins on the market, except for Prysmian's JEM resin cable jointing solutions which are 100% MDI free and at present none of the health and safety risks associated with other resins containing hazardous chemicals. From December 1st all Prysmian resin cable joint kits will be JEM resin only.

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