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BS EN 60695-8-1:2017

Current

Current

The latest, up-to-date edition.

Fire hazard testing Heat release. General guidance

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

28-02-2017

£232.00
Excluding VAT
Summarise this standard

Committee
GEL/89
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 98/262200 DC. (10/2001) Supersedes 06/30145513 DC. (01/2009)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
32
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

This part of IEC60695‑8 provides guidance on the measurement and interpretation of heat release from electrotechnical products and materials from which they are constructed. Heat release data can be used as part of fire hazard assessment and in fire safety engineering, as described in IEC60695‑1‑11 [2] and IEC60695‑1‑12 [3]. This basic safety publication is intended for use by technical committees in the preparation of standards in accordance with the principles laid down in IECGuide104 and ISO/IECGuide51 . One of the responsibilities of a technical committee is, wherever applicable, to make use of basic safety publications in the preparation of its publications. The requirements, test methods or test conditions of this basic safety publication will not apply unless specifically referred to or included in the relevant publications.

Standards Relationship
IEC 60669-2-5:2013 Identical
DIN EN 60695-8-1:2017-09 Identical
IEC 60695-8-1:2016 Identical
NF EN 60695-8-1 : 2017 Identical
EN 60695-8-1:2017 Identical
I.S. EN 60695-8-1:2017 Identical
EN 60669-2-5:2016 Identical
UNE-EN 60695-8-1:2017 Identical

£232.00
Excluding VAT