BS 5852:1990

Committees responsible
Foreword
Methods
Section 1. General and guidance
0. Introduction
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. General principle
4. Health and safety of operators
5. Atmosphere for conditioning and testing
Section 2. Smouldering ignition source
6. Smouldering cigarette
Section 3. Flaming ignition sources
7. Butane gas flames and flaming wooden cribs
Section 4. Methods of test for the ignitability of
upholstery composites
8. Principle
9. Apparatus
10. Test specimens
11. Criteria of ignition
12. Test procedure
13. Test results
14. Test report
Section 5. Methods of test for the ignitability of
complete items of furniture
15. General
16. Principle
17. Health and safety of operators
18. Apparatus
19. Test specimens
20. Test zones
21. Critera of ignition
22. Test procedure
23. Test results
24. Test report
Appendices
A. Guidance for designers and specifiers
B. Guidance for test operators
C. Test hierarchy
D. Preferred test report layout
Tables
1. Parameters of ignition sources 1, 2 and 3
2. Parameters of crib ignition sources 4 and 5
3. Parameters of crib ignition sources 6 and 7
4. Distance of test specimen above top of ignition
    source
5. Suggested grading of sticks on mass/unit length
    basis
Figures
1. Crib 4
2. Crib 5
3. Crib 6
4. Crib 7
5. Test rig detail
6. Test rig assembly
7. Details of test specimens for fabric covers and
    interliners for use with the test rig
8. Flow diagram for detection of ignition for gas flame
    sources 1, 2 and 3
9. Flow diagram for detection of ignition for wood crib
    sources 4, 5, 6 and 7
10. Specified 'ideal' model position for ignition source
    on seat
11. Departures from 'ideal' model position for ignition
    source on seat because of design variations
12. Additional model positions of ignition sources for
    tip-up seats
13. Specified model positions for ignition source on
    floor
14. Flow diagram for detection of ignition for source
    0 (cigarette)
15. Flow chart of test hierarchy

Test for assessing the ignitability of material combinations for upholstered seating.