BS 4569:1983
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Method of test for ignitability (surface flash) of pile fabrics and assemblies having pile on the surface
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English
28-02-1983
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Foreword
1 Scope
2 Definition
3 Principle
4 Apparatus
5 Conditioning and testing atmospheres
6 Health and safety of operators
7 Test specimens
8 Procedure
9 Assessment
10 Test report
Publications referred to
Gives the procedure, with results expressed as pass or fail, for determining whether a pile fabric will promote rapid spread of flame in the form of surface flash.
| Committee |
TCI/66/-/8
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 81/37067 DC and BS 4569(1970) (08/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, October 2008. (09/2008)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
10
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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This British Standard describes a test, the result of which is expressed as pass or fail, which is suitable for pile fabrics and simulated fur fabrics, except floor coverings, and is intended solely for determining whether the pile of these fabrics will promote the rapid spread of flame with which it is in transient contact. The method is applicable to raised fabrics if required and to assemblies having a pile on the surface.
IMPORTANT NOTE. The result of this laboratory test relates to the behaviour of the test specimens as supplied under the particular conditions of test, and does not take into consideration the effects of ageing, washing, soiling, etc. that may be encountered during the life of a product. It has to be recognized that this test cannot give a full assessment of fire properties in all situations, for instance a pass result does not guarantee freedom from surface flash after heating e.g. by exposure to radiant heat. NOTE The titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover.
| Standards | Relationship |
| UNE-EN 3-9:2007 | Identical |
| PD 2777:1994 | Fabric flammability and burning accidents |
| BS 4790:1987 | Method for determination of the effects of a small source of ignition on textile floor coverings (hot metal nut method) |
| I.S. CEN TR 13387:2004 | CHILD USE AND CARE ARTICLES - SAFETY GUIDELINES |
| BS 5438:1989 | Methods of test for flammability of textile fabrics when subjected to a small igniting flame applied to the face or bottom edge of vertically oriented specimens |
| PD CEN/TR 13387:2004 | Child use and care articles. Safety guidelines |
| CEN/TR 13387:2004 | Child use and care articles - Safety guidelines |
| BS 5651:1989 | Method for cleansing and wetting procedures for use in the assessment of the effect of cleansing and wetting on the flammability of textile fabrics and fabric assemblies |
| BS 5438:1989 | Methods of test for flammability of textile fabrics when subjected to a small igniting flame applied to the face or bottom edge of vertically oriented specimens |
| BS 1051:1992 | Glossary of terms relating to the mass determination of textiles |
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