BS EN 16989:2018

This standard BS EN 16989:2018 Railway applications. Fire protection on railway vehicles. Fire behaviour test for a complete seat is classified in these ICS categories:

• 45.060.20 Trailing stock
• 13.220.40 Ignitability and burning behaviour of materials and products

This document sets out a test protocol to determine the burning behaviour of a rail vehicle seat design using a set of complete seats prepared and tested according to the procedures given in this document. It also sets out a standardized procedure to assess a seat’s potential for vandalization. This document describes: - fire test method; - test equipment specification; - protocol for test specification procedure; - vandalization procedure; - calibration procedure.