SWA cable has no protection from nails or screws being driven through it. It's mechanical protection is in the form of impact or to a certain degree crushing protection. SWA does however have an earthed containment and will in the majority of cases take out the supplying protective device where a metallic object penetrates the sheath and armouring through to the live conductors...
 

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Cable Capping is NOT required and DOESN'T protect
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