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  • BS EN 60695-6-1 : 2005

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    FIRE HAZARD TESTING - PART 6-1: SMOKE OBSCURATION - GENERAL GUIDANCE

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Withdrawn date:  05-12-2005

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2005

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    INTRODUCTION
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms, definitions and symbols
    4 General aspects of smoke test methods
    5 Principles of smoke measurement
    6 Static and dynamic methods
    7 Test methods
    8 Presentation of data
    9 Relevance of data to hazard assessment
    Annex A (informative) - Calculation of visibility
    Annex B (informative) - Relationships between Ds and some other
            smoke parameters as measured in IEC 60695-6-30 and
            IEC 60695-6-31
    Annex C (informative) - Relationships between per cent
            transmission, as measured in a 'three metre cube'
            enclosure, and extinction area
    Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to international
             publications with their corresponding European
             publications

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    Provides guidance on: a) optical measurement of smoke obscuration; b) general aspects of optical smoke test methods; b) general aspects of optical smoke test methods; d) expression of smoke test data; e) relevance of optical smoke data to hazard assessment.

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    Committee GEL/89
    Development Note Supersedes 97/207442 DC. (12/2001) 2005 Edition Re-Issued in April 2011 & incorporates AMD 1 2010. Supersedes 09/30183765 DC. (04/2011)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Withdrawn
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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    ISO 19703:2010 Generation and analysis of toxic gases in fire Calculation of species yields, equivalence ratios and combustion efficiency in experimental fires
    BS 8492(2016) : 2016 TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABLING - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR FIRE PERFORMANCE AND PROTECTION
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    BS 8492:2009 Telecommunications equipment and telecommunications cabling. Code of practice for fire performance and protection

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    IEC TS 60695-6-31:2013 Fire hazard testing - Part 6-31: Smoke obscuration - Small-scale static test - Materials
    IEC 60695-4:2012 Fire hazard testing - Part 4: Terminology concerning fire tests for electrotechnical products
    ISO 5659-2:2017 Plastics — Smoke generation — Part 2: Determination of optical density by a single-chamber test
    BS DD240-1(1997) : 1997 FIRE SAFETY ENGINEERING IN BUILDINGS - GUIDE TO THE APPLICATION OF FIRE SAFETY ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES
    ISO 5660-2:2002 Reaction-to-fire tests Heat release, smoke production and mass loss rate Part 2: Smoke production rate (dynamic measurement)
    EN 60695-1-10:2017 Fire hazard testing - Part 1-10: Guidance for assessing the fire hazard of electrotechnical products - General guidelines
    EN ISO 5659-2:2017 Plastics - Smoke generation - Part 2: Determination of optical density by a single-chamber test (ISO 5659-2:2017)
    ISO 13943:2017 Fire safety — Vocabulary
    IEC TS 60695-6-2:2005 Fire hazard testing - Part 6-2: Smoke obscuration - Summary and relevance of test methods
    EN 13823:2010+A1:2014 REACTION TO FIRE TESTS FOR BUILDING PRODUCTS - BUILDING PRODUCTS EXCLUDING FLOORINGS EXPOSED TO THE THERMAL ATTACK BY A SINGLE BURNING ITEM
    ISO/IEC Guide 51:2014 Safety aspects Guidelines for their inclusion in standards
    EN 60695-4:2012 FIRE HAZARD TESTING - PART 4: TERMINOLOGY CONCERNING FIRE TESTS FOR ELECTROTECHNICAL PRODUCTS (IEC 60695-4:2012)
    IEC GUIDE 104:2010 The preparation of safety publications and the use of basic safety publications and group safety publications
    EN ISO 13943:2017 Fire safety - Vocabulary (ISO 13943:2017)
    EN 60695-1-11:2015 Fire hazard testing - Part 1-11: Guidance for assessing the fire hazard of electrotechnical products - Fire hazard assessment
    EN 60695-6-2 : 2011 FIRE HAZARD TESTING - PART 6-2: SMOKE OBSCURATION - SUMMARY AND RELEVANCE OF TEST METHODS (IEC 60695-6-2:2011)
    ISO 19706:2011 Guidelines for assessing the fire threat to people
    IEC 60695-1-11:2014 Fire hazard testing - Part 1-11: Guidance for assessing the fire hazard of electrotechnical products - Fire hazard assessment
    IEC 61034-2:2005+AMD1:2013 CSV Measurement of smoke density of cables burning under definedconditions - Part 2: Test procedure and requirements
    IEC 60695-1-10:2016 Fire hazard testing - Part 1-10: Guidance for assessing the fire hazard of electrotechnical products - General guidelines
    IEC 61034-1:2005+AMD1:2013 CSV Measurement of smoke density of cables burning under defined conditions - Part 1: Test apparatus
    ASTM E 1354 : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Heat and Visible Smoke Release Rates for Materials and Products Using an Oxygen Consumption Calorimeter
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