British Standards Institution

Sector: Construction

Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, is responsible for the UK input to IEC/TC89 in the areas of fire hazard assessment, fire safety engineering and terminology as related to electrotechnical products; Measurement of fire effluent (e.g. smoke, corrosivity, toxic gases and abnormal heat), and reviews of the state of the art of current test methods as related to electrotechnical products.

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In Progress (11)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD IEC/TS 60695-2-20:2021	Fire hazard testing. - Part 2-20: Glowing/hot-wire based test methods - Hot wire ignition coil test method - Apparatus, verification, test method and guidance Categories: Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products \| Electrical engineering. General Approval begins :	Approval
PD IEC/TS 60695-2-15 Ed.1.0	Fire hazard testing. - Part 2-15: Guidance for assessing the fire hazard of electrotechnical products - Classification based on the results of the Glow-wire flammability test method for end products (GWEPT) Categories: Unclassified documents Public comment begins :	Public comment
PD IEC/TS 60695-11-12 Ed.1.0	Fire hazard testing. Part 11-12: Test flames – Hot Flame Oil replacement test method – Apparatus, verification, test method and guidance Categories: Unclassified documents Public comment begins :	Public comment
PD IEC/TR 60695-2-22 ED1	Fire hazard testing. Part 2-22: Glowing/hot-wire based test methods Categories: Unclassified documents Comment resolution begins : 2025-08-28	Comment resolution
PD IEC/TR 60695-11-40 Ed.1.0	Fire hazard testing. Part 11-40: Test flames - Confirmatory tests - Guidance Categories: Unclassified documents Comment resolution begins : 2025-08-08	Comment resolution
BS IEC 60695-2-14 Ed.1.0	IEC TS 60695-2-14/Ed1: Fire hazard testing. - Part 2-14: Glowing/hot-wire based test methods - Glow-wire ignition temperature test method for end products (GWITEP) Categories: Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products \| Electrical engineering. General \| Insulating materials. General Public comment begins : 2018-10-22	Public comment
BS EN IEC 60695-2-10 ED4	BS EN 60695-2-10 ED4 Fire hazard testing. Part 2-10: Glowing/Hot-wire based test methods - Glow-wire apparatus andcommon test procedure Categories: Fire Protection. General Approval begins : 2025-06-02	Approval
BS EN IEC 60695-1-12 ED2	BS EN 60695-1-12 ED2 Fire hazard testing. Part 1-12: Guidance for assessing the fire hazard of electrotechnical products - Fire safety engineering Categories: Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products \| Electrical engineering. General Public comment begins : 2025-01-02	Public comment
BS EN 60695-5-2 Ed.2.0	Fire hazard testing. Part 5-2: Corrosion damage effects of fire effluent - Summary and relevance of test methods Categories: Fire Protection. General \| Fire protection equipment Public comment begins : 2025-07-07	Public comment
BS EN 60695-11-2 ED4	Fire hazard testing. Part 11-2: Test flames - 1 kW pre-mixed flame - Apparatus, confirmatory test arrangement and guidance Categories: Environment. Health protection. Safety \| Fire Protection. General Public comment begins : 2025-08-12	Public comment

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD IEC/TS 60695-1-14:2017	Fire hazard testing. Guidance on the different levels of power and energy related to the probability of ignition and fire in low voltage electrotechnical products Categories: Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products \| Electrical engineering. General Published standard begins : 2018-01-04	Published standard
PD IEC/TR 60695-8-2:2008	Fire hazard testing. Heat release. Summary and relevance of test methods Categories: Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products \| Electrical engineering. General Published standard begins : 2008-03-12	Published standard
PD IEC TS 60695-5-2:2021	Fire hazard testing. Corrosion damage effects of fire effluent. Summary and relevance of test methods Categories: Fire protection. Other \| Testing. General \| Electrical engineering. General Published standard begins : 2021-06-16	Published standard
PD IEC TS 60695-2-21:2023	Fire hazard testing. Glowing/hot-wire based test methods. Fire containment test on finished units Categories: Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products Published standard begins : 2023-07-05	Published standard
PD IEC TS 60695-2-20:2024	Fire hazard testing. Glowing/hot wire based test methods. Hot-wire ignition (HWI) test method. Apparatus, verification, test method and guidance Categories: Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products \| Electrical engineering. General Published standard begins : 2024-11-21	Published standard
PD IEC TS 60695-11-40:2021	Fire hazard testing. Test flames. Confirmatory tests. Guidance Categories: Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products \| Electrical engineering. General Published standard begins : 2021-07-09	Published standard
PD IEC TR 60695-2-16:2025	Fire hazard testing. Glowing/hot-wire based test methods. Summary of the round robin tests related to the use of pyrometer for glow-wire temperature measurements according to IEC 60695-2-10 Categories: Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products \| Electrical engineering. General Published standard begins : 2025-09-11	Published standard
DD IEC/TS 60695-8-3:2008	Fire hazard testing. Heat release. Heat release of insulating liquids used in electrotechnical products Categories: Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products \| Electrical engineering. General Published standard begins : 2008-07-30	Published standard
DD IEC/TS 60695-7-51:2002	Fire hazard testing. Toxicity of fire effluent. Estimation of toxic potency. Calculation and interpretation of test results Categories: Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products \| Electrical engineering. General Published standard begins : 2002-09-12	Published standard
BS EN IEC 60695-9-2:2021	Fire hazard testing. Surface spread of flame. Summary and relevance of test methods Categories: Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products \| Electrical engineering. General Published standard begins : 2021-11-05	Published standard

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD IEC/TR 60695-1-21:2008	Fire hazard testing. Guidance for assessing the fire hazard of electrotechnical products. Ignitability. Summary and relevance of test methods Categories: Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products \| Electrical engineering. General Withdrawn begins : 2016-11-17	Withdrawn
PD IEC TR 60695-7-2:2002	Fire hazard testing. Toxicity of fire effluent. Summary and relevance of test methods Categories: Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products \| Electrical engineering. General Withdrawn begins : 2011-11-01	Withdrawn
DD IEC/TS 60695-9-2:2005	Fire hazard testing. Surface spread of flame. Summary and relevance of test methods Categories: Electrical engineering. General \| Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products Withdrawn begins : 2014-04-28	Withdrawn
DD IEC/TS 60695-7-3:2004	Fire hazard testing. Toxicity of fire effluent. Use and interpretation of test results Categories: Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products \| Electrical engineering. General Withdrawn begins : 2011-11-01	Withdrawn
DD IEC/TS 60695-6-2:2005	Fire hazard testing. Smoke obscuration. Summary and relevance of test methods Categories: Fire protection. Other \| Electrical engineering. General Withdrawn begins : 2011-11-01	Withdrawn
DD IEC/TS 60695-2-20:2004	Fire hazard testing. Glowing/hot wire based test methods. Hot-wire coil ignitability. Apparatus, test method and guidance Categories: Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products \| Electrical engineering. General Withdrawn begins : 2012-06-18	Withdrawn
DD IEC/TS 60695-11-40:2002	Fire hazard testing. Test flames. Confirmatory tests. Guidance Categories: Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products \| Electrical engineering. General Withdrawn begins : 2021-07-09	Withdrawn
DD IEC/TS 60695-11-4:2004	Fire hazard testing. Test flames. 50 W flame. Apparatus and confirmational test method Categories: Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products \| Electrical engineering. General Withdrawn begins : 2012-02-03	Withdrawn
DD IEC/TS 60695-11-3:2004	Fire hazard testing. Test flames. 500 W flames. Apparatus and confirmational test methods Categories: Electrical engineering. General \| Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products Withdrawn begins : 2012-10-30	Withdrawn
DD IEC/TS 60695-1-20:2008	Fire hazard testing. Guidance for assessing the fire hazard of electrotechnical products. Ignitability. General guidance Categories: Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products \| Electrical engineering. General Withdrawn begins : 2016-05-18	Withdrawn

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GEL/89 - Fire hazard testing of Electrical Products

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