BS 5852-1:1979

This standard BS 5852-1:1979 Fire tests for furniture is classified in these ICS categories:

• 97.140 Furniture
• 13.220.40 Ignitability and burning behaviour of materials and products

This Part of BS 5852 prescribes methods for assessing the ignitability of material combinations e.g. covers and fill;ng used in upholstered seating when subjected to either a smouldering cigarette or a lighted match as might be applied accidentally in the use of upholstered seats. It does not cover ignition caused by deliberate acts of vandalism.

For assessing ignitability of material combinations when subjected to either a smouldering cigarette or a lighted match as might be applied accidentally. Appendix gives guidance notes for designers and specifiers.