National foreword

This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 1081:2018+A1:2020. It supersedes BS EN 1081:2018, which is withdrawn.

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European foreword

This document (EN 1081:2018+A1:2020) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 134 “Resilient, textile and laminate floor coverings”, the secretariat of which is held by NBN.

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This document includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 10 August 2020.

This document supersedes EN 1081:2018.

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1 Scope

This document specifies test methods for determining:

the vertical resistance,
the resistance to earth,
the surface resistance

of a resilient, laminate and modular multilayer floor covering after installation in test piece or after installation.

2 Normative references

3 Terms and definitions

4 Sampling

5 Apparatus and reagents

5.1 Tripod electrode

5.2 Load

5.3 Power supply

5.4 Resistance meter

5.5 Temperature and humidity

6 Method A — For vertical resistance, R1

6.1 Principle

6.2 Additional apparatus and reagents

6.3 Preparation of test pieces

6.4 Conditioning

6.5 Procedure

7 Method B - For resistance to earth, R2

7.1 Principle

7.2 Reagents

7.3 Preparation of test pieces

7.4 Procedure

8 Method C for surface resistance, R3

8.1 Principle

8.2 Reagents

8.3 Preparation of test pieces

8.4 Procedure

9 Calculation and expression of results

9.1 Direct reading resistance meter

9.2 Resistance meter with internal resistance

10 Test report

BS EN 1081:2018+A1:2020

Resilient, laminate and modular multilayer floor coverings. Determination of the electrical resistance

Current, Under Review

Published:

31 Oct 2020