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FSH/21/-/5 - Reaction to fire tests - Heat release and smoke measurement

Sector: Construction

Categories: Fire protection. Other | Fire-resistance. Building materials and elements | Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products | Construction materials. General | Floor coverings. Non-textile | Fire Protection. General

Overview: Under the direction of FSH/21, is responsible for the UK input to CEN/TC 127/WG 4 and ISO/TC 92/SC 1/WG 5 for standards relating to small-scale rate of heat release tests.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (5)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/TS 5660-3 Reaction-to-fire tests — Heat release, smoke production and mass loss rate — Part 3: Guidance on measurement

Categories: Unclassified documents

Proposal begins : 		Proposal
BS ISO 5660-5 Reaction-to-fire tests — Heat release, smoke production and mass loss rate — Part 5: Heat release rate (cone calorimeter method) and smoke production rate (dynamic measurement) under reduced oxygen atmospheres

Categories: Fire-resistance. Building materials and elements

Public comment begins : 2025-07-23 		Public comment
BS EN ISO 11925-2:2020/Amd 1 Reaction to fire tests — Ignitability of products subjected to direct impingement of flame —. Part 2: Single-flame source test — Amendment 1

Categories: Fire-resistance. Building materials and elements

Drafting begins : 2022-09-16 		Drafting
BS EN ISO 11925-2 BS EN ISO 11925-2. Reaction to fire tests. Ignitability of products subjected to direct impingement of flame. Part 2. Single-flame source test

Categories: Unclassified documents

Drafting begins : 2024-02-22 		Drafting
BS EN ISO 11925-2 Reaction to fire tests — Ignitability of products subjected to direct impingement of flame — Part 2: Single-flame source test

Categories: Fire-resistance. Building materials and elements | Fire protection. Other

Comment resolution begins : 2025-09-24 		Comment resolution
Published (15)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/TS 5660-5:2020 Reaction-to-fire tests. Heat release, smoke production and mass loss rate. Heat release rate (cone calorimeter method) and smoke production rate (dynamic measurement) under reduced oxygen atmospheres

Categories: Fire-resistance. Building materials and elements

Published standard begins : 2020-04-23 		Published standard
PD ISO/TS 5660-4:2016 Reaction-to-fire tests. Heat release, smoke production and mass loss rate. Measurement of low levels of heat release

Categories: Fire-resistance. Building materials and elements

Published standard begins : 2017-01-03 		Published standard
PD ISO/TS 5660-3:2012 Reaction-to-fire tests. Heat release, smoke production and mass loss rate. Guidance on measurement

Categories: Fire-resistance. Building materials and elements

Published standard begins : 2013-06-05 		Published standard
PD ISO/TS 21397:2021 FTIR analysis of fire effluents in cone calorimeter tests

Categories: Fire Protection. General

Published standard begins : 2021-03-24 		Published standard
PD ISO/TS 19850:2022 Fire tests. Use of LED (light-emitting diode) as an alternative to white light for measuring smoke parameters

Categories: Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products

Published standard begins : 2023-03-09 		Published standard
DD ISO/TS 5658-1:2006 Reaction to fire tests. Spread of flame. Guidance on flame spread

Categories: Fire-resistance. Building materials and elements

Published standard begins : 2007-05-04 		Published standard
BS ISO 5658-4:2001 Reaction to fire tests. Spread of flame. Intermediate-scale test of vertical spread of flame with vertically oriented specimen

Categories: Fire Protection. General | Fire-resistance. Building materials and elements

Published standard begins : 2001-07-19 		Published standard
BS ISO 5658-2:2006+A1:2011 Reaction to fire tests. Spread of flame. Lateral spread on building and transport products in vertical configuration

Categories: Fire-resistance. Building materials and elements

Published standard begins : 2012-06-06 		Published standard
BS ISO 3182:2022 Light measuring system for smoke emission testing

Categories: Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products

Published standard begins : 2022-08-09 		Published standard
BS ISO 17554:2014 Reaction to fire tests. Mass loss measurement

Categories: Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products | Fire-resistance. Building materials and elements

Published standard begins : 2015-01-05 		Published standard
Withdrawn (7)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS ISO 5660-1:2015+A1:2019 Reaction-to-fire tests. Heat release, smoke production and mass loss rate. Heat release rate (cone calorimeter method) and smoke production rate (dynamic measurement)

Categories: Fire-resistance. Building materials and elements

Withdrawn begins : 2021-02-02 		Withdrawn
BS ISO 5660-1:2015 Reaction-to-fire tests. Heat release, smoke production and mass loss rate. Heat release rate (cone calorimeter method) and smoke production rate (dynamic measurement)

Categories: Fire-resistance. Building materials and elements

Withdrawn begins : 2019-08-13 		Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 9239-1:2010 Reaction to fire tests for floorings. Determination of the burning behaviour using a radiant heat source

Categories: Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products | Floor coverings. Non-textile

Withdrawn begins : 2025-07-04 		Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 1716:2010 Reaction to fire tests for products. Determination of the gross heat of combustion (calorific value)

Categories: Fire-resistance. Building materials and elements | Construction materials. General

Withdrawn begins : 2018-07-20 		Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 11925-2:2010 Reaction to fire tests. Ignitability of products subjected to direct impingement of flame. Single-flame source test

Categories: Fire-resistance. Building materials and elements

Withdrawn begins : 2020-03-18 		Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 1182:2010 Reaction to fire tests for products. Non-combustibility test

Categories: Fire-resistance. Building materials and elements

Withdrawn begins : 2010-08-10 		Withdrawn
BS 476-6:1989+A1:2009 Fire tests on building materials and structures. Method of test for fire propagation for products

Categories: Fire-resistance. Building materials and elements

Withdrawn begins : 2014-04-01 		Withdrawn