DIN Standards Committee Materials Testing
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 597-2:2015
Möbel - Bewertung der Entzündbarkeit von Matratzen und gepolsterten Bettböden - Teil 2: Eine einem Streichholz vergleichbare Gasflamme als Zündquelle; Deutsche Fassung EN 597-2:2015
Overview
This European Standard specifies a test method to assess the ignitability of mattresses, upholstered bed bases, when subjected to a gas flame as an ignition source. Air mattresses and water beds are excluded from this standard. The standard contains one annex: Annex A (informative) Model test report form. This document has been prepared by CEN/TC 207 "Furniture", the secretariat of which is held by UNI (Italy). The responsible German standardization committee is Joint Working Committee NA 062-05-43 AA "Brennverhalten von Textilien, Textil- und Polsterverbunden" ("Burning behaviour of textiles, textile and upholstered compounds") of DIN Standards Committee Materials Testing (NMP).
