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BS EN 597-1:2015

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Furniture. Assessment of the ignitability of mattresses and upholstered bed bases Ignition source smouldering cigarette

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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

31-01-2016

€156.59
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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
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 91/48986 DC (07/2004) Supersedes BS 6807(1990). (09/2005) Supersedes 14/30294803 DC. (01/2016)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
16
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
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
UNE-EN 597-1:2016 Identical
I.S. EN 597-1:2015 Identical
EN 597-1:2015 Identical
UNI EN 597-1 : 1997 Identical
NBN EN 597-1 : 2016 Identical
SN EN 597-1:2016 Identical
NEN EN 597-1 : 2016 Identical
NF EN 597-1 : 1995 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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