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BS EN 60695-1-11:2015 – TC:2020 Edition

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Tracked Changes. Fire hazard testing – Guidance for assessing the fire hazard of electrotechnical products. Fire hazard assessment

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IEC 60695-1-11:2014 provides guidance for assessing the fire hazard of electrotechnical products and for the resulting development of fire hazard testing as related directly to harm to people, animals or property. It outlines a hazard-based process to identify appropriate fire test methods and performance criteria for products. The principles of the methodology are to identify fire events (fire scenarios) which will be associated with the product, to establish how the measurable fire properties of the product are related to the possible occurrence and outcome of those events, and to establish test methods and performance requirements for those properties which will either result in a tolerable fire outcome or eliminate the event altogether. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition of IEC 60695-1-11 published in 2010, and constitutes a technical revision. The main changes with respect to the previous edition are: – updated references; – updated terms and definitions; – added Figure 5 – Description of range of products and circumstances of use; – and updated Bibliography. It has the status of a horizontal standard in accordance with /2 and ISO/IEC Guide 51. Key words: Fire Hazard, Fire Test Method, Assessment This publication is to be read in conjunction with /2.

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59 European foreword
Endorsement notice
60 Annex ZA (normative) Normative references to international publications with their corresponding European publications
61 English
CONTENTS
63 FOREWORD
65 INTRODUCTION
66 1 Scope
2 Normative references
67 3 Terms and definitions
73 4 Elements of fire hazard assessment
4.1 Ignition sources
4.2 Fire hazard
4.3 Fire risk
74 4.4 Fire hazard assessment
5 Fire hazard tests
75 6 The fire hazard assessment process
6.1 General
76 6.2 Definition of the product range and the circumstances of use
6.3 Identification and analysis of fire scenarios
6.3.1 General
6.3.2 Qualitative description of the fire scenario
77 6.3.3 Quantitative analysis of the fire scenario
78 6.3.4 Simple hypothetical fire scenarios
79 6.4 Selection of criteria for acceptable fire scenario outcomes
6.5 Performance requirements
6.6 Interpretation of test results
80 6.7 Consequential testing
7 Extent and limitations of the fire hazard assessment
8 Fire test requirements and specifications
82 Figures
Figure 1 – Flowchart 1 for description of the fire scenario
83 Figure 2 – Flowchart 1A for evaluation of ignitability/flammability
84 Figure 3 – Flowchart 1B for evaluation of flame propagation and heat release
85 Figure 4 – Flowchart 1C for evaluation of fire effluent
86 Figure 5 – Flowchart for description of the range of products and circumstances of use
87 Annex A (informative) Calculation of acceptable toxic yield values for an electrical insulation material, based on a simple hypothetical fire scenario
A.1 Definition of the fire scenario
A.2 Irritant fire effluent
A.2.1 F values
A.2.2 Equation for irritants
88 A.2.3 Calculation of the Xi values
A.3 Asphyxiant fire effluent
A.3.1 Exposure dose
A.3.2 Equation for asphyxiants
Tables
Table A.1 – Irritant F values and calculated X values for the defined fire scenario
89 A.3.3 Calculation of XCO
Table A.2 – Asphyxiant X values calculated for the defined fire scenario
90 A.3.4 Calculation of XHCN
Table A.3 – Incapacitation times for hydrogen cyanide
91 A.4 Carbon dioxide
A.5 Conclusions
Table A.4 – Multiplication factors for carbon dioxide
92 Annex B (informative) Use of rigid plastic conduit – A fire hazard assessment
B.1 General
B.2 Terms and definitions
B.3 Products covered by this fire hazard assessment
B.4 Circumstances of use
B.4.1 Conduit and wiring
B.4.1.1 General
93 B.4.1.2 Location and amount of conduit
B.4.1.3 Wiring inside conduit
B.4.2 Building construction
B.5 Fire scenarios
94 B.6 Relevant fire behaviour
B.6.1 General
B.6.2 Modelling the exposure fire
Table B.1 – Summary of fire scenario information
95 B.6.3 Predicting mass loss of the conduit
B.7 Results
B.7.1 Comparative of fires with and without RPC
B.7.2 Assessment of the contribution of RPC to temperature rise
B.7.3 Assessment of the contribution of RPC to smoke production
96 B.7.4 Assessment of the contribution of RPC to the production of toxic effluent
97 B.8 Interpretation of results – Significance and precision
Table B.2 – Time of occurrence of highly hazardous conditions in building corridors
98 B.9 Conclusions
99 Figure B.1 – Schematic of conduit installation
Figure B.2 – Corridor upper layer temperature (concrete wall)
100 Figure B.3 – Corridor upper layer temperature (gypsum wall board)
Figure B.4 – Flux measured at the conduit 2 m away (concrete wall)
101 Figure B.5 – Flux measured at the conduit 2 m away (gypsum wall)
Figure B.6 – Comparative mass loss rates of furniture and conduit (concrete wall)
102 Figure B.7 – Comparative mass loss rates of furniture and conduit (gypsum wall board)
Figure B.8 – Relative increase of toxicity due to exposed conduit (concrete wall)
103 Figure B.9 – Relative increase of toxicity due to exposed conduit (gypsum wall board)
104 Bibliography
BS EN 60695-1-11:2015 - TC
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