When cable trays pass through walls or floors, seal openings using fire-rated penetration sealing materials. Do not modify or damage the tray coating or structure during use. Coordinate with Building Structure: Cable tray routing should align with architectural design, avoiding unnecessary crossings, detours, or overlaps with other pipelines. Pair trays with low‑smoke, halogen‑free cables in occupant areas to reduce toxic fumes. Use fire barriers, covers, and dividers to. Plenum and riser-rated jackets are designed to limit flame spread and smoke generation in the event of a fire, but they serve different purposes based on where the cables are installed. Plenum-rated (OFNP) fiber cables are made for air-handling spaces, such as above suspended ceilings or below. You must firestop optical fiber cables and raceways if you install them through fire-resistant rated walls, partitions, floors, or ceilings, to avoid substantially increasing the possible spread of fire or products of combustion. Materials like steel, aluminum, and fiber-reinforced plastics all behave differently in the presence of fire, so understanding. These indoor fiber optic cables are used exclusively within buildings and must have a flame-retardant cable jacket to fit this purpose. Flame resistant cable may be deployed in-duct (conduit) or cable tray.