What is BS EN 60695-11-2 - Fire hazard testing about?
BS EN 60695-11-2 gives the requirements for the production and confirmation of a nominal 1 kW propane/air pre-mixed flame for use in fire hazard testing. 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.
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.
Who is BS EN 60695-11-2 - Fire hazard testing for?
BS EN 60695-11-2 on fire hazard testing applies to:
- Electrotechnical product manufacturers
- Safety department
- Quality control
Why should you use BS EN 60695-11-2 - Fire hazard testing?
In the design of any electrotechnical product, the risk of fire and the potential hazards associated with fire need to be considered. In this respect the objective of component, circuit, and product design, as well as the choice of materials, is to reduce to acceptable levels the potential risks of fire during normal operating conditions, reasonable foreseeable abnormal use, malfunction, and/or failure.
BS EN 60695-11-2 provides a description of the apparatus required to produce a 1 kW test flame, and provides a description of the principle of a confirmation procedure to check that the effective power output of the flame is as intended.
