EN 14041 Resilient, textile, laminate and modular multilayer floor coverings – Essential characteristics
1 Scope
This European Standard specifies the essential characteristics for the following types of floor coverings:
— resilient floor coverings, excluding loose-laid mats;
— textile floor coverings, excluding loose-laid (barrier) mats, runners and rugs;
— laminate floor coverings;
— modular multilayer floor coverings.
These types of floor coverings may or may not be formulated to enhance the performance of one or more essential characteristics.
These types of floor coverings are intended for internal use as floor coverings within a building according to the manufacturer’s specifications.
For these types of floor coverings this European standard specifies the assessment methods fordetermination of performances of the essential characteristics, the ways of expressing their
performance, the systems for assessment and verification of constancy of performance (AVCP) their marking.
This standard does not specify requirements of floor coverings, which are not related to the essential
characteristics as defined in Regulation (EU) No 305/2011.
This standard does not cover installation or maintenance of the floor coverings.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 312:2010, Particleboards — Specifications
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 717-1, Wood-based panels — Determination of formaldehyde release — Part 1: Formaldehyde emission by the chamber method
EN 687, Resilient floor coverings — Specification for plain and decorative linoleum on a corkment backing
EN 1081, Resilient floor coverings — Determination of the electrical resistance
EN 1122, Plastics – Determination of cadmium — Wet decomposition method
EN 1307, Textile floor coverings — Classification
EN 1815, Resilient and laminate 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, Resilient floor coverings — Vocabulary
EN 12664, Thermal performance of building materials and products — Determination of thermal resistance by means of guarded hot plate and heat flow meter methods — Dry and moist products of medium and low thermal resistance
EN 12667, Thermal performance of building materials and products — Determination of thermal resistance by means of guarded hot plate and heat flow meter methods — Products of high and medium thermal resistance
EN 12673, Water quality — Gas chromatographic determination of some selected chlorophenols in water
EN 13238:2010, Reaction to fire tests for building products — Conditioning procedures and general rules for selection of substrates
EN 13501-1:2007+A1:2009, Fire classification of construction products and building elements — Part 1: Classification using data from reaction to fire tests
EN 13553:2017, 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 13329, Laminate floor coverings — Elements with a surface layer based on aminoplastic thermosetting resins — Specifications, requirements and test methods
CEN/TR 14823, Durability of wood and wood-based products — Quantitative determination of pentachlorophenol in wood — Gas chromatographic method
CEN/TS 15447, Mounting and fixing in reaction to fire tests under the Construction Products Directive CEN/TS 15968, Determination of extractable perfluorooctanesulphonate (PFOS) in coated and impregnated solid articles, liquids and fire fighting foams — Method for sampling, extraction and analysis by LC-qMS or LC-tandem/MS
EN 16516, Construction products: Assessment of release of dangerous substances — Determination of emissions into indoor air
EN 62321-1, Determination of certain substances in electrotechnical products — Part 1: Introduction and overview (IEC 62321-1)
EN ISO 139, Textiles — Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing (ISO 139)
EN ISO 9239-1:2010, Reaction to fire tests for floorings — Part 1: Determination of the burning behaviour using a radiant heat source (ISO 9239-1:2010)
EN ISO 10456, Building materials and products — Hygrothermal properties —Tabulated design values and procedures for determining declared and design thermal values (ISO 10456)
EN ISO 10581, Resilient floor coverings — Homogeneous poly(vinyl chloride) floor covering — Specifications (ISO 10581)
EN ISO 10582, Resilient floor coverings — Heterogeneous poly(vinyl chloride) floor coverings — Specification (ISO 10582)
EN ISO 10595, Resilient floor coverings — Semi-flexible/vinylcomposition (VCT) poly(vinyl chloride) floor tiles — Specification (ISO 10595)
EN ISO 11925-2:2010, Reaction to fire tests — Ignitability of products subjected to direct impingement of flame — Part 2: Single-flame source test (ISO 11925-2:2010)
EN ISO 14362-1, Textiles — Methods for determination of certain aromatic amines derived from azo colorants — Part 1: Detection of the use of certain azo colorants accessible with and without extracting the fibres (ISO 14362-1)
CEN ISO/TS 16179, Footwear — Critical substances potentially present in footwear and footwear components — Determination of organotin compounds in footwear materials (ISO/TS 16179)
CEN ISO/TS 16186, Footwear — Critical substances potentially present in footwear and footwear components — Test method to quantitatively determine dimethyl fumarate (DMFU) in footwear materials (ISO/TS 16186)
EN ISO 18219, Leather — Determination of chlorinated hydrocarbons in leather — Chromatographic method for short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCP) (ISO 18219)
EN ISO 24011, Resilient floor coverings — Specification for plain and decorative linoleum (ISO 24011)
EN ISO 26986, Resilient floor coverings — Expanded (cushioned) poly(vinyl chloride) floor covering — Specification (ISO 26986)
ISO 390:1993, Products in fibre-reinforced cement — Sampling and inspection
ISO 1766, Textile floor coverings — Determination of thickness of pile above the substrate
ISO 1957, Machine-made textile floor coverings — Selection and cutting of specimens for physical tests
ISO 2424, Textile floor coverings — Vocabulary
ISO 6356:2012, Textile and laminate floor coverings — Assessment of static electrical propensity — Walking test
ISO 8302, Thermal insulation — Determination of steady-state thermal resistance and related properties — Guarded hot plate apparatus
ISO 10965, Textile floor coverings — Determination of electrical resistance
ISO 11379, Textile floor coverings — Laboratory cleaning procedure using spray extraction