BS 7175 Fire test to bedcovers and pillows
BS 7175 Fire test to bedcovers and pillows
BS 7175: Fire test for bedcovers and pillows - Standard Title:
BS 7175:1989:Methods of test for the ignitability of bedcovers and pillows by smouldering and flaming ignition sources
BS 7175: Fire test for bedcovers and pillows - Standard Brief:
BS 7175 describes methods of test for the ignitability of bedcovers and pillows when subjected to smouldering and flaming types of ignition sources of differing severities.
BS 7175: Fire test for bedcovers and pillows - Products Scope:
This British Standard describes methods of test for the ignitability of following products:
- Bedcovers
- Pillows
BS 7175: Fire test for bedcovers and pillows - Test Method:
The materials to be tested and the ignition sources shall be conditioned immediately before the test for 72 h in indoor ambient conditions and then for at least 16 h in an atmosphere having a temperature of 20 ± 5 °C and a relative humidity of 65 ± 5 %.
BS 7175, for the testing, a draught-free environment having a temperature of 15 °C to 30 °C and a relative humidity of 55 ± 20° shall be used. If the test is not carried out immediately after conditioning, place the conditioned specimens in a sealed container until the start of the test. Begin testing each specimen within 10 min of removing it from either the conditioning atmosphere or the sealed container.
BS 7175: Fire test for bedcovers and pillows - Material under products scope:
- Continental quilts
- Pillows
- Continental quilts
- Individual bedcovers
- Mattress cases
- Mattress covers,
- Sheets,
- Pillowslips,
- Blankets,
- Bedspreads
- Continental quilt covers
BS 7175: Fire test for bedcovers and pillows - Reference Standard:
- BS 5803, Thermal insulation for pitched roof spaces in dwellings.
- BS 5803-1, Specification for man-made mineral fibre thermal insulation mats.
- BS 5852, Fire tests for furniture.
- BS 5852-1, Methods of test for the ignitability by smokers’ materials of upholstered composites for seating.
- BS 5852-2, Methods of test for the ignitability of upholstered composites for seating by flaming sources.
- BS 6807: Methods of test for the ignitability of mattresses with primary and secondary sources of ignition1).
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