BS 7175 Fire test to bedcovers and pillows

BS 7175:1989：Methods of test for the ignitability of bedcovers and pillows by smouldering and flaming ignition sources

 
BS 7175: Fire test for bedcovers and pillows - Standard Brief：

      BS 7175 describes methods of test for the ignitability of bedcovers and pillows when subjected to smouldering and flaming types of ignition sources of differing severities.

 
BS 7175: Fire test for bedcovers and pillows - Products Scope：

      This British Standard describes methods of test for the ignitability of following products:

      -  Bedcovers

-  Pillows

 
BS 7175: Fire test for bedcovers and pillows - Test Method：

      The materials to be tested and the ignition sources shall be conditioned immediately before the test for 72 h in indoor ambient conditions and then for at least 16 h in an atmosphere having a temperature of 20 ± 5 °C and a relative humidity of 65 ± 5 %.

BS 7175, for the testing, a draught-free environment having a temperature of 15 °C to 30 °C and a relative humidity of 55 ± 20° shall be used. If the test is not carried out immediately after conditioning, place the conditioned specimens in a sealed container until the start of the test. Begin testing each specimen within 10 min of removing it from either the conditioning atmosphere or the sealed container.

 
BS 7175: Fire test for bedcovers and pillows - Material under products scope:

       -  Continental quilts

-  Pillows

-  Continental quilts

-  Individual bedcovers

-  Mattress cases

-  Mattress covers,

-  Sheets,

-  Pillowslips,

-  Blankets,

-  Bedspreads

-  Continental quilt covers

 
BS 7175: Fire test for bedcovers and pillows - Reference Standard:

      -  BS 5803, Thermal insulation for pitched roof spaces in dwellings.

       -  BS 5803-1, Specification for man-made mineral fibre thermal insulation mats.

       -  BS 5852, Fire tests for furniture.

       -  BS 5852-1, Methods of test for the ignitability by smokers’ materials of upholstered composites for seating.

       -  BS 5852-2, Methods of test for the ignitability of upholstered composites for seating by flaming sources.

       -  BS 6807: Methods of test for the ignitability of mattresses with primary and secondary sources of ignition1).