Electric cable barrier gland

An electric cable barrier gland for a cable having a sheath enclosing at least one conductor core, the gland comprising an entry body defining an entry bore with a counterbore at one end providing an internal shoulder, a substantially rigid barrier sleeve through which the cable core extends located in said entry body and defining therewith a clearance fit gap, a hardenable compound disposable in said barrier sleeve to fill said barrier sleeve and surround the cable core, said barrier sleeve having a nose portion with an annular flange received in said counterbore and a sleeve portion of reduced outer diameter received in said entry bore, said flange providing an external shoulder and a side shoulder, said external shoulder being opposite said internal shoulder of said counterbore, an annular seal positioned between said internal and external shoulders on said sleeve portion, a ferrule surrounding said nose portion and abutting said flange on said side shoulder remote from said seal, and a compression body for urging said ferrule axially towards said counterbore of said entry body to compress said seal to close said clearance fit gap between said entry body and said barrier sleeve.