Table of Contents

European foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Description of levels of use
5 Identification requirements
6 Basic requirements
7 Level of use classification
8 Classification of Pile Carpets
9 Classification for flat needled floor coverings
10 Classification for needled floor coverings with pile
11 Classification of textile floor coverings
   without pile, except needled
13 Luxury rating requirements
14 Additional Performance Properties
15 Report
16 Symbols
Annex A (normative) - Requirements for carpet tiles
Annex B (normative) - Summary of test report
Annex C (normative) - Criteria for the assessment
        of stair suitability
Annex D (informative) - Impact sound insulation
Annex E (normative) - Determination of work of
        compression of underlay
Annex F (normative) - Flocked floor coverings - Blade test
Annex G (normative) - Flocked floor coverings - Water
        Impermeability Test
Bibliography

Abstract

Describes the requirements for classification of all textile floor coverings and carpet tiles, excluding rugs and runners into use classes with regard to one or more of the following properties: wear, appearance retention, additional performance properties and classes for luxury rating.

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Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	British Standards Institution
Pages
ISBN
Committee	PRI/3
Supersedes	02/123737 DC : DRAFT OCT 2002 12/30256888 DC : 0 15/30318023 DC : 0 BS 7131-1(1989) : 1989 06/30151309 DC : DRAFT SEP 2006 94/302862 DC : FEB 94