Furniture and textiles

The various Standards establish test procedures for the evaluation of the ignitability of mattresses, upholstered bed bases or mattress toppers, upholstered furniture or seats for rail vehicles when these are exposed to a smouldering cigarette, a gas flame comparable to a matchstick or a paper cushion as the source of ignition.

Standard Title of the Standard
DIN 54341 Testing of seats in railways for public traffic;
determination of burning behaviour with a
paper pillow ignition source
DIN 53438-1 Testing of combustible materials; response
to ignition by a small flame; general data
DIN 53438-2 Testing of combustible materials; response
to ignition by a small flame; edge ignition
DIN 53438-3 Testing of combustible materials; response
to ignition by a small flame; surface ignition
DIN EN 597-1 Furniture - Assessment of the ignitability of
mattresses and upholstered bed bases -
Part 1: Ignition source smouldering cigarette;
German version EN 597-1
DIN EN 597-2 Furniture - Assessment of the ignitability of
mattresses and upholstered bed bases -
Part 2: Ignition source: match flame
equivalent; German version EN 597-2
DIN EN 1021-1 Furniture - Assessment of the ignitability of
upholstered furniture - Part 1: Ignition source
smouldering cigarette; German version EN 1021-1
DIN EN 1021-2 Furniture - Assessment of the ignitability of
upholstered furniture - Part 2: Ignition source
match flame equivalent; German version EN 1021-2
DIN EN ISO 12952-1 Textiles - Assessment of the ignitability of bedding
items - Part 1: Ignition source: smouldering
cigarette (ISO 12952- 1);
German version EN ISO 12952-1
DIN EN ISO 12952-2 Textiles - Assessment of the ignitability of bedding
items - Part 2: Ignition source: match flame
equivalent (ISO 12952-2);
German version EN ISO 12952-2

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