BS EN 1021-1:2006 Furniture – Assessment of the ignitability of upholstered furniture – Part 1: Ignition source smouldering cigarette
BS EN 1021-1 Fire test to Upholstered Furiture - Standard Brief:
This European Standard specifies a test method to assess the ignitability of material combinations, such as covers and fillings used in upholstered seating, when subjected to a smouldering cigarette as an ignition source.
The test measures only the ignitability of a combination of materials used in upholstered seating and not the ignitability of a particular finished item of furniture incorporating these materials. They give an indication of, but cannot guarantee, the ignition behaviour of the finished item of furniture.
BS EN 1021-1 Fire test to Upholstered Furiture – Conditioning:
Conditioning
Foam materials shall not be tested for at least 72 h after manufacture. All materials to be tested and the cigarettes shall be conditioned for at least 24 h immediately before the tests in the following atmosphere;
temperature: (23 ± 2) °C;
relative humidity: (50 ± 5) %.
Atmosphere for testing
The test shall be carried out in an atmosphere having a temperature between
BS EN 1021-1 Fire test to Upholstered Furiture - Sample required:
Cover Fabric or interliner: two pieces of cover and interliner(if appropriate) respectively in the size of 650X
② Filling: two blocks of filling with 450X300X
BS EN 1021-1 Fire test to Upholstered Furiture - Reference Standard:
- BS 5852:2006, Methods of test for assessment of the ignitability of upholstered seating by smouldering and flaming ignition sources
- BS 5852-2:1982, Fire tests for furniture – Part 2: Methods of test for the ignitability of upholstered composites for seating by flaming sources 1)
- BS EN 1021-2:2006, Furniture – Assessment of the ignitability of upholstered furniture – Part 2: Ignition source match flame equivalent