BS EN 60695-1-10:2017 provides general guidance with respect to fire hazard testing on how to reduce to a tolerable level the risk of fire and the potential effects of fires involving electrotechnical products. It also serves as a signpost standard to the other guidance publications in the IEC 60695 series.

It does not give guidance on the use of fire-resistant compartment boundaries or on the use of detection and suppression systems for the mitigation of fire risk.

It describes the relationship between fire risk and the potential effects of fire, and provides guidance to IEC product committees on the applicability of qualitative and quantitative fire tests to the fire hazard assessment of electrotechnical products. Details of the calculation of fire risk are not included in the scope of this document.

It emphasises the importance of the scenario approach to fire hazard and risk assessment and discusses criteria intended to ensure the development of technically sound hazard-based fire test methods.

It discusses the different types of fire tests, in particular the nature of qualitative and quantitative fire tests. It also describes the circumstances under which it is appropriate for IEC product committees to maintain or develop qualitative fire tests.

This standard is intended as guidance to IEC committees, and is to be used with respect to their individual applications.

This basic safety publication is intended for use by technical committees in the preparation of standards in accordance with the principles laid down in IEC Guide 104 and ISO/IEC Guide 51.

One of the responsibilities of a technical committee is, wherever applicable, to make use of basic safety publications in the preparation of its publications. The requirements, test methods or test conditions of this basic safety publication will not apply unless specifically referred to or included in the relevant publications.


Cross References:
IEC 60079-0
IEC 60695-1-11
IEC 60695-1-12
IEC 60695-1-30
IEC 60695-4:2012
IEC Guide 104
ISO/IEC Guide 51
ISO 13943:2008
EN 60079-0
EN 60695-1-11
EN 60695-1-30
EN 60695-4:2012
EN ISO 13943:2010
IEC 60950-1
IEC 60065
IEC 60332-1-2
IEC 62368-1
IEC 60695-1
IEC 60695-2
IEC 60695-5
IEC 60695-6
IEC 60695-7
IEC 60695-8
IEC 60695-9
EN 60950-1
EN 60065
EN 60332-1-2
EN 62368-1
EN 60695-1
EN 60695-2
EN 60695-5
EN 60695-6
EN 60695-7
EN 60695-8
EN 60695-9
IEC 60695-10
IEC 60695-11
IEC 60695-1-20
IEC/TS 62441
EN 60695-10
EN 60695-11
EN 60695-1-20
CLC/TS 62441


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