BS EN 597-1:2015
Current
The latest, up-to-date edition.
Furniture. Assessment of the ignitability of mattresses and upholstered bed bases Ignition source smouldering cigarette
Hardcopy , PDF
English
31-01-2016
European foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Terms and definitions
3 Criteria of ignition
4 Principle
5 Health and safety of operators
6 Apparatus
7 Atmospheres for conditioning and testing
8 Test specimen
9 Test procedure
10 Test report
Annex A (informative) - Model test report form
Gives a test method to assess the ignitability of mattresses, upholstered bed bases or mattress pads when subjected to a smouldering cigarette as an ignition source.
| Committee |
FW/6
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 91/48986 DC (07/2004) Supersedes BS 6807(1990). (09/2005) Supersedes 14/30294803 DC. (01/2016)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
16
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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| Supersedes |
This European Standard specifies a test method to assess the ignitability of mattresses, upholstered bed bases or mattress pads when subjected to a smouldering cigarette as an ignition source. Air mattresses and water beds are excluded from this standard. The standard contains one annex: AnnexA (informative) Model test report form.
| Standards | Relationship |
| NS EN 597-1 : 1994 | Identical |
| I.S. EN 597-1:2015 | Identical |
| EN 597-1:2015 | Identical |
| NBN EN 597-1 : 2016 | Identical |
| NEN EN 597-1 : 2016 | Identical |
| NF EN 597-1 : 1995 | Identical |
| UNE-EN 597-1:2016 | Identical |
| DIN EN 597-1:2016-03 | Identical |
| BS 6807:1996 | Assessment of the ignitability of mattresses, upholstered divans and upholstered bed bases with flaming types of primary and secondary sources of ignition |
| BS 7177(2008) : 2008 | SPECIFICATION FOR RESISTANCE TO IGNITION OF MATTRESSES, MATTRESS PADS, DIVANS AND BED BASES |
| BS 7177:1996 | Specification for resistance to ignition of mattresses, divans and bed bases |
| BS 6807:2006 | Methods of test for assessment of ignitability of mattresses, upholstered divans and upholstered bed bases with flaming types of primary and secondary sources of ignition |
| 05/30098212 DC : DRAFT AUG 2005 | BS 6807 - METHODS OF TEST FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF THE IGNITABILITY OF MATTRESSES, UPHOLSTERED DIVANS AND UPHOLSTERED BED BASES WITH FLAMING TYPES OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES OF IGNITION |
| 07/30155286 DC : 0 | BS 7177 - SPECIFICATION FOR RESISTANCE TO IGNITION OF UPHOLSTERED MATTRESSES, DIVANS AND BED BASES |
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