Summary of International Fire Retardant Test Standards for Furniture

Once a fire occurs, it will destroy property, easily cause huge property losses, damage human life, destroy the ecological balance, and cause adverse effects. Therefore, all countries attach great importance to fire protection. Therefore, a fire resistance test is generally required before products are launched. Introduction to the requirements of fire retardant test standards for furniture:

1、 Household upholstered furniture

1. Combustion performance

A. British Standard, Home Accessories (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988 (revised from 1989 to 1993)

BS5852part1:1979 (R2006) Flammability Assessment of Smoking Materials for Upholstered Furniture

BS5852part2:1982 (R2006) Assessment of Open Fire Flammability of Upholstered Furniture

BSEN1021-1:2006 Furniture - Assessment of Flammability of Upholstered Furniture Part 1: Cigarette Ignition Source

BSEN1021-2:2006 Furniture - Assessment of Flammability of Upholstered Furniture Part 2: Equivalent Match Ignition Source

ISO8191-1:1987 Furniture - Assessment of Flammability of Upholstered Furniture - Part 1: Cigarette Ignition Source

ISO8191-2:1988 Furniture - Assessment of Flammability of Upholstered Furniture - Part 2: Equivalent Match Ignition Source

BS5852:2006 Test Method for Smoldering and Flame Burning of Cushion Decorated Seats

B. Australian standards, etc

AS/NZS4088.1:1996 Regulations on Burning Behavior of Upholstered Furniture Part 1: Smoldering Ignition of Upholstered Materials for Household Furniture

AS/NZS3744.1:1998 Furniture - Assessment of the Flammability of Upholstered Furniture - Part 1: Cigarette Ignition Sources

AS/NZS3744.2:1998 Furniture - Assessment of the Flammability of Upholstered Furniture - Part 2: Equivalent Match Ignition Sources

TB117:2000 Requirements, Methods and Instruments for Flame Retardant Testing of Elastic Materials Used on Upholstered Furniture

TB116:1980 Fire Retardant Testing Requirements, Methods and Equipment for Upholstered Furniture

UFACMethod: 1990 Upholstered Furniture Association Method

2、 Non domestic upholstered furniture

1. Combustion performance

BSEN7176:2007 Fire retardant test specification for upholstered non household seats

TB133:1991 Procedure for Fire Test of Seat Furniture in Public Places

3、 Mattress

1 Combustion performance

BS7177:1996 (R2006) Fire retardant test specification for mattresses, sofas and bed supports

BSEN597-1:1995 Furniture - Evaluation of the Flammability of Mattresses and Upholstered Bed Supports Part 1: Cigarette Ignition Sources

BSEN597-2:1995 Furniture - Evaluation of the Flammability of Mattresses and Upholstered Bed Supports Part 2: Equivalent Match Ignition Source

BS6807:2006 Test Method for Evaluation of the Flammability of Mattresses, Couches and Bed Holders

16CFR1632:1972 (2004Amend) Test Standard for Smoke Smoldering of Mattresses and Mattress Liners (1-1-05)

2. Heat release

TB603:2004 Test Requirements and Procedures for Fire Retardancy of Mattresses

16CFR1633:2006 Test Requirements and Test Procedures for (Open Fire) Flame Retardancy of Mattresses

4、 Bedding

1. Combustion performance

BS7175:1989 (R1994) Test Method for Cigarette and Flame of Bedcovers and Pillows

ISO12952-1:1998 Textiles - Burning Behavior of Bedclothes Part 1: Routine Test Method for Cigarettes

ISO12952-2:1998 Burning Behavior of Bedclothes Part II Detailed Test Method for Cigarettes

ISO12952-3:1998 Burning Behavior of Bedclothes Part 3: Routine Test Method for Small Flame

ISO12,952-4: 1998 Burning Behavior of Bedclothes Part 4: Detailed Test Method of Small Flame

5、 Textiles and products

1. Combustion performance

BS5867-2:1980 Flame Retardant Specification for Curtain and Curtain Textiles

BS7837:1996 (R2002) Flame retardant test specification for textiles used in tents and similar structures

BS5576:1998 (R2005) Safety Code for Fire Protection of Camping Tent, Sunshade, Towing Canopy and Caravan Canopy

ISO6941:2003 Textiles - Burning behaviour - Vertical flame propagation test

BSEN1103:2005 Textiles - Burning Behavior - Vertical Flame Propagation Test

NFPA701:2004 Standard Test Method for Flame Propagation of Fabrics and Films

CPAI-84:1995 Fire Retardant Test of Camping Tent Materials

GB/T14645:1993 Flammability of Textile Fabrics - Determination of Damage Area and Number of Flame Exposure in 45o Direction

FZ/T01028:1993 Horizontal Method for Determination of Burning Behavior of Textile Fabrics