National foreword

This British Standard is the official English language version of EN 14135:2004.

The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted by Technical Committee FSH/22, Fire resistance tests, to Subcommittee FSH/22/7, Test procedures for partitions and walls, which has the responsibility to:

aid enquirers to understand the text;
present to the responsible international/European committee any enquiries on the interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed;
monitor related international and European developments and promulgate them in the UK.

A list of organizations represented on this subcommittee can be obtained on request to its secretary.

Cross-references

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Summary of pages

This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN title page, pages 2 to 9 and a back cover.

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This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 15 October 2004

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 10 December 2003.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CEN member.

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Foreword

This document (EN 14135:2004) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 127 “Fire safety in buildings”, the secretariat of which is held by BSI.

This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by February 2005, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by February 2005.

This European Standard has been prepared under a Mandate given to CEN by the Commission of the European Communities and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of the Construction Products Directive.

Safety warning

The attention of all persons concerned with managing and carrying out this test is drawn to the fact that fire testing may be hazardous and that there is a possibility that toxic and/or harmful smoke and gases may be evolved during the test. Operational hazards may also arise during the testing of specimens and the disposal of test residues.

An assessment of all potential hazards and risks to health should be made and safety precautions should be identified and provided. Written safety instructions should be issued. Appropriate training should be given to relevant personnel. Laboratory personnel should ensure that they follow written safety instructions at all times.

According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

1 Scope

This document specifies a method for determining the ability of a covering to protect underlying products against damage during a specified fire exposure.

2 Normative references

3 Terms and definitions

4 Principle

5 Test equipment

5.1

5.2

5.3

6 Preparation of test specimen

6.1

6.2

6.3

6.4

6.5

6.6

6.7

6.8

7 Test procedure

7.1

7.2

7.3

7.4

7.5

7.6

8 Expression of test results

8.1

8.2

9 Test report

10 Field of direct application of test results

10.1

10.2

10.3

10.4

10.5

10.6

BS EN 14135:2004

Coverings. Determination of fire protection ability

Published:

15 Oct 2004

Withdrawn:

30 Sep 2025