Covers the following aspects of fire testing of plastics materials and products: - selection of appropriate tests that reflect realistic end-use conditions; - grouping of the reaction-to-fire characteristics that any given test or tests can measure; - assessment of tests as to their relevance in areas such as material characterization, quality control, pre-selection, end-product testing, environmental profiling and DfE (Design for the Environment); - definition of potential problems that may arise when plastics are tested in standard fire tests.