Abstract

RECONFIRMATION NOTICE
Technical Committee CS-086 has reviewed the content of this publication and in accordance with Standards Australia procedures for reconfirmation, it has been determined that the publication is still valid and does not require change.
Certain documents referenced in the publication may have been amended since the original date of publication. Users are advised to ensure that they are using the latest versions of such documents as appropriate, unless advised otherwise in this Reconfirmation Notice.
Approved for reconfirmation in accordance with Standards Australia procedures for reconfirmation on 4 June 2013.
Approved for reconfirmation in New Zealand on behalf of the Standards Council of New Zealand on 31 May 2013.
The following are represented on Technical Committee CS-086:

Australian and New Zealand Burn Association
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
Australian Compliance Institute
Australian Industry Group
Australian Retailers Association
AWTA Textile Testing
Consumers Federation of Australia
Council of Textile and Fashion Industries of Australia
CSIRO Manufacturing & Materials Technology
Kidsafe
Ministry of Consumer Affairs (New Zealand)
National Retailers Association
NSW Office of Fair Trading
Retail and Wholesale Merchants Association of New Zealand
RMIT University
Royal New Zealand Plunket Society


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Scope

This International Standard specifies a method for the assessment of the burning behaviour often superficial of textile floor coverings in a horizontal position when exposed to a small source of ignition under controlled laboratory conditions.
The method specified in this International Standard is applicable to all types of textile floor coverings whatever their construction or their fibre composition. The method may also be applicable to unfinished material. In this case, the result does not indicate the behaviour of the material in the condition in which it is used.
The results obtained on specimens in a horizontal position as specified in this International Standard, do not apply to the behaviour of the textile floor covering when used in another position, particularly in a vertical position.
The present method should be used solely to assess the properties of materials or systems in response to heat and flame under controlled laboratory conditions and should not be used for the evaluation or regulation of the hazard of textile floor coverings under actual fire conditions. The method has been used extensively in the trade for acceptance testing and is considered satisfactory as a test for acceptance of merchandise, provided that an appropriate sampling plan such as one selected from ISO 2859 is used.

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	Standards Australia
ProductNote	Reconfirmed 30-07-2013
Pages
ISBN
Committee	CS-086
Supersedes	AS 2111.18-1980 DR 96539 CP