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BS EN 597-1:2015

Current

Current

The latest, up-to-date edition.

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

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

31-01-2016

£166.00
Excluding VAT
Summarise this standard

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
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

£166.00
Excluding VAT