BS 6807:1996

Committees responsible
Foreword
Section 1 - General
        1.1 Scope
        1.2 References
        1.3 Definitions
        1.4 Criteria of ignition
        1.5 General principle
        1.6 Health and safety of operators
        1.7 Apparatus
        1.8 Atmosphere for conditioning and testing
Section 2 - Mattress, upholstered divan or upholstered bed
            base tested with primary ignition sources
        2.1 Principle
        2.2 Test specimens
        2.3 Ignition sources
        2.4 Test procedure
Section 3 - Mattress, upholstered divan or upholstered bed
            base tested with secondary ignition sources of
            known bed covers (made-up bed)
        3.1 Principle
        3.2 Test specimens
        3.3 Ignition sources
        3.4 Test procedure
Section 4 - Final examination of test specimens and test
            report
        4.1 Final examination
        4.2 Test report
Annex A (informative) Recommended test report layout
Figure 1 - Flow diagram for detection of ignition
Figure 2 - Test rig
Figure 3 - Position of ignition sources for mattress, tested
           alone
Figure 4 - Position of ignition sources for mattresses tested
           when supported either on a test rig or on an
           upholstered divan or upholstered bed base, with
           secondary ignition sources of known bed covers
Figure A.1 - Recommended test report layout
Table 1 - Tests with primary ignition sources: mattress,
          upholstered divan or upholstered bed base tested
          without bed covers
Table 2 - Position of ignition source: mattress tested from
          below with primary ignition sources
Table 3 - Tests with secondary ignition source: mattress,
          upholstered divan or upholstered bed base tested
          with known bed covers
Table 4 - Position of ignition source: mattress together
          with known bed covers, tested from below
List of references

Describes test methods for the assessment of the ignitability of mattresses, upholstered bed bases and upholstered divans when subjected to flaming types of primary and secondary ignition sources of differing severities.