DKE German Commission for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies of DIN and VDE
DIN EN 60695-7-2
; VDE 0471-7-2:2013-05
Fire hazard testing - Part 7-2: Toxicity of fire effluent - Summary and relevance of test methods (IEC 60695-7-2:2011); German version EN 60695-7-2:2011
Prüfungen zur Beurteilung der Brandgefahr - Teil 7-2: Toxizität von Rauch und/oder Brandgasen - Auswertung und Sachdienlichkeit von Prüfverfahren (IEC 60695-7-2:2011); Deutsche Fassung EN 60695-7-2:2011
Overview
This part of IEC 60695 includes a brief summary of the test methods that are in common use in the assessment of acute toxic potency, and other toxicity tests. It includes special observations on their relevance to real fire scenarios and gives recommendations on their use. It advises which tests provide toxic potency data that are relevant to real fire scenarios, and which are suitable for use in fire hazard assessment and fire safety engineering. 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. The responsible committee is DKE/K 133 "Prüfverfahren zur Beurteilung der Brandgefahr von elektrotechnischen Produkten und Isolierstoffen" ("Test methods for assessing the fire hazard of electrotechnical products and insulating materials") of the DKE (German Commission for Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies) at DIN and VDE.
