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Many individuals underestimate the importance of fireproofing the cabling during the installation stage of your cable management process. Some only consider cable management as the organization of the cables, but you should go above and beyond the regular codes for fireproofing, because safety is important to everyone in that building.

Many people do not even look into fireproofing information for their cable management. However, for the safety of everyone living or working in that building, you should think of this during the installation stage of your cable project.

When you clean your cable trays, you help reduce the risk of fire. However, everyone knows that cable trays are notoriously hard to clean after the installation is complete. Therefore, take action during the installation and cable management planning stages to make sure that you do not have extra debris clogging up the trays.

Another step you can take is to use fire-resistant products. Look into fire-resistant cable jackets and firestop motars, which will help in your fireproofing. Avoid fiberglass whenever possible in all of your cable management materials. Know your building codes and comply with them all.