ISO 8191-1 Furniture – Assessment of the ignitability of upholstered furniture – Part 1: Ignition Source : smouldering cigarette

0 Introduction

This part of ISO 8191 is one of a series of Standards concerned with the ignitability of upholstered furniture using differentignition sources. The ignition Source used in this part is a smouldering cigarette.

lt is the intention to publish further Parts utilizing a series of flaming ignition sources of increasing severity. Part 2 will use a gas flame representing a match equivalent flame as the first step in the series and it is anticipated that further Parts will  extend the range by using larger gas flames and either wooden cribs or filled Paper bags.

1 Scope and field of application

This part of ISO 8191 lays down a method of test to assess the ignitability of material combinations, such as covers and fillings used in upholstered seating when subjected to a smouldering cigarette as an ignition Source.

The tests measure only the ignitability of a combination of materials used in upholstered seating and not the ignitability of a particular finished item of furniture incorporating these materials. They give an indication of, but cannot guarantee, the ignition behaviour of the finished item of furniture.

2 Reference

ISO 139, Textiles – Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing.