BS EN 60695-1-10:2017

What is BS EN 60695-1-10‒Fire hazard testing of electrotechnical products about? 

BS EN 60695-1-10 is a part of an international standard that covers safety guidelines for fire hazard testing.  

BS EN 60695-1-10 provides general guidance for fire hazard testing to reduce the tolerable level of the risk of fire and the potential effects of fires involving electrotechnical products. It also serves as a signpost standard to the other guidance publications in the IEC 60695 series.  

BS EN 60695-1-10 is intended as guidance to IEC committees and is to be used with respect to their individual applications. 

Note 1: BS EN 60695-1-10 does not give guidance on the use of fire-resistant compartment boundaries or on the use of detection and suppression systems for the mitigation of fire risk. 

Note 2: Details of the calculation of fire risk are not included in the scope of BS EN 60695-1-10. 

Who is BS EN 60695-1-10‒Fire hazard testing of electrotechnical products for? 

BS EN 60695-1-10 on fire hazard testing of electrotechnical products is useful for: 

• Firefighting companies 
• Test /service providers for fire hazard testing 
• Firefighting colleges 
• Technical committees for fire hazard testing 

Why should you use BS EN 60695-1-10‒Fire hazard testing of electrotechnical products? 

Fires involving electrotechnical products can be initiated from external non-electrical sources. The component, circuit, and equipment design, as well as the choice of materials, play a key role in reducing the risk of fire to a tolerable level.  

BS EN 60695-1-10 describes the relationship between fire risk and the potential effects of fire and provides guidance on the applicability of qualitative and quantitative fire tests to perform the fire hazard testing of electrotechnical products. 

BS EN 60695-1-10 emphasizes the importance of the approach to fire hazard and risk assessment along with discussing the criteria to ensure the development of technically sound hazard-based fire test methods. 

BS EN 60695-1-10 discusses the different types of fire tests, in particular the nature of qualitative and quantitative fire tests. The standard also describes the circumstances, under which it is appropriate for IEC product committees to maintain or develop qualitative fire tests. This basic safety publication is intended for use by technical committees while preparing the standards in accordance with the principles laid down in IEC Guide 104 and ISO/IEC Guide 51. 

What’s changed since the last update? 

BS EN 60695-1-10:2017 supersedes BS EN 60695-1-10:2010, which is withdrawn. BS EN 60695-1-10:2017 includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:  

• Reference to IEC 60695-1-12, modified Introduction and Scope, updated normative references 
• Updated terms and definitions, modified Table 1; addition of Table 2, new text in Subclauses 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 
• Mandatory text in Clause 8, Annex B changed to Annex A, and modified, new Annex B concerning common ignition sources