EN 14041 Resilient, textile and laminate floor coverings — Essential characteristics

1 Scope

This document specifies the health, safety and energy saving requirements for:
• resilient floor coverings manufactured from plastics, linoleum, cork or rubber, excluding loose-laid mats;
• textile floor coverings, excluding loose-laid mats and rugs;
• laminate floor coverings;
• floor panels for loose-laying.
It also specifies procedures for testing for the evaluation of conformity of the products and the requirements for marking and labelling.
The products are intended for use as floor coverings within a building or externally, according to the manufacturer’s specifications.
This document does not apply to floor coverings containing asbestos.
This document does not specify requirements unrelated to health, safety and energy saving, which are covered in the separate European Standards for these products, listed in Annex A. To perform correctly,
products covered by this standard require correct installation and maintenance. This document does not, however, cover installation or maintenance, but does give advice on minimising slip hazards.

2 Normative references

The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.

EN 548, Resilient floor coverings – Specification for plain and decorative linoleum.
EN 649, Resilient floor coverings – Homogeneous and heterogeneous polyvinyl chloride floor coverings – Specification.
EN 651, Resilient floor coverings – Polyvinyl chloride floor coverings with foam layer – Specification.
EN 652, Resilient floor coverings – Polyvinyl chloride floor coverings with cork-based backing – Specification.
EN 653, Resilient floor coverings – Expanded (cushioned) polyvinyl chloride floor coverings – Specification.
EN 654, Resilient floor coverings – Semi-flexible polyvinyl chloride tiles – Specification.
EN 687, Resilient floor coverings – Specification for plain and decorative linoleum on a corkment backing.
ENV 717-1, Wood-based panels – Determination of formaldehyde release – Part 1: Formaldehyde emission by the chamber method.
EN 717-2, Wood-based panels – Determination of formaldehyde release – Part 2: Formaldehyde release by the gas analysis method.
EN 1081, Resilient floor coverings – Determination of the electrical resistance.
EN 1815, Resilient and textile floor coverings – Assessment of static electrical propensity.
EN 1816, Resilient floor coverings – Specification for homogeneous and heterogeneous smooth rubber floor coverings with foam backing.
EN 1817, Resilient floor coverings – Specification for homogeneous and heterogeneous smooth rubber floor coverings.
EN 12199, Resilient floor coverings – Specifications for homogeneous and heterogeneous relief rubber floor coverings.
EN 12466:1998, Resilient floor coverings – Vocabulary.
EN 12524, Building materials and products – Hygrothermal properties – Tabulated design values.
EN 12673, Water quality – Gas chromatographic determination of some selected chlorophenols in water.
EN 13238:2001, Reaction to fire tests for building products – Conditioning procedures and general rules for selection of substrates.
EN 13329, Laminate floor coverings – Specifications, requirements and test methods.
EN 13501-1:2002, Fire classification of construction products and building elements – Part 1: Classification using test data from reaction to fire tests.
EN 13553, Resilient floor coverings – Polyvinyl chloride floor coverings for use in special wet areas – Specification.
EN 13893, Resilient, laminate and textile floor coverings – Measurement of dynamic coefficient of friction on dry floor surfaces.
EN ISO 9001, Quality management systems – Requirements.
EN ISO 9239-1:2002, Reaction to fire tests for floorings – Part 1: Determination of the burning behaviour using a radiant heat source (ISO 9239-1:2002).
EN ISO 11925-2:2002, Reaction to fire tests – Ignitability of building products subjected to direct impingement of flame – Part 2: Single-flame source test (ISO 11925-2:2002).
ISO 1957, Machine-made textile floor coverings – Selection and cutting of specimens for physical tests.
ISO 2424:1992, Textile floor coverings – Vocabulary.
ISO 6356, Textile floor coverings – Assessment of static electrical propensity – Walking test.
ISO 10965, Textile floor coverings – Determination of electrical resistance.
ISO 11379, Textile floor coverings – Laboratory cleaning procedure using spray extraction.