IEC 60695-1-30:2017

Fire hazard testing - Part 1-30: Guidance for assessing the fire hazard of electrotechnical products - Preselection testing process - General guidelines

IEC 60695-1-30:2017 provides guidance for assessing and choosing candidate materials, components or sub-assemblies for making an end product based upon preselection testing.
It describes how preselection provides comparative fire hazard test methods to evaluate the performance of a test specimen and how preselection can be used in the selection of materials, parts, components and sub-assemblies during the design stage of an end product. It further describes how standardized test methods may be used as one part in the decision making processes directed to minimize the fire hazards from electrotechnical equipment. It takes into account the desired reaction to fire properties of the end product, and the possible effects of environmental conditions on the behaviour of the end product.
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2008. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
- Reference to IEC 60695-1-12;
- Modified Introduction;
- Clause 2: updated and additional normative references;
- Clause 3: updated and additional terms and definitions;
- Clause 4: updated text, with a requirement and normative reference to IEC 60695-1-10, IEC 60695-1-11 and IEC 60695-1-12;
- Clause 5: modified text;
- Annex A: updated references with additions and deletions;
- Annex B: Examples of materials used in attended appliances replaces the previous example of an ITE product and the Bibliographic references updated.
It has the status of a basic safety publication in accordance with IEC Guide 104 and ISO/IEC Guide 51.
This standard is to be used in conjunction with IEC 60695-1-10:2016 and IEC 60695-1-11:2014.
This basic safety publication is intended for use by technical committees in the preparation of standards in accordance with the principles laid down in IEC Guide 104 and ISO/IEC Guide 51.

Essais relatifs aux risques du feu - Partie 1-30: Lignes directrices pour l'évaluation des risques du feu des produits électrotechniques - Processus d'essai de présélection - Lignes directrices générales

IEC 60695-1-30:2017 fournit des lignes directrices pour l’évaluation et le choix des matériaux, composants et sous-ensembles candidats en vue de l’élaboration d’un produit final à partir des essais de présélection.
Elle décrit la manière dont la présélection fournit des méthodes d’essai comparatives sur les dangers d’incendie pour évaluer la tenue au feu d’une éprouvette et la façon dont la présélection peut être utilisée dans la sélection des matériaux, des parties, des composants et des sous-ensembles pendant la phase de conception d'un produit final. De plus, elle décrit la façon dont les méthodes d’essai normalisées peuvent être utilisées en tant que partie intégrante des processus de prise de décision orientés vers une minimisation des dangers d’incendie provenant des matériels électrotechniques. Elle prend en compte la réaction souhaitée aux propriétés au feu du produit final, et les effets éventuels des conditions d’environnement sur le comportement du produit final.
Cette troisième édition annule et remplace la deuxième édition parue en 2008. Cette édition constitue une révision technique.
Cette édition inclut les modifications techniques majeures suivantes par rapport à l'édition précédente:
- référence à l’IEC 60695-1-12;
- Modification de l’Introduction;
- Article 2: mise à jour et ajout de références normatives;
- Article 3: mise à jour et ajout de termes et de définitions;
- Article 4: mise à jour du texte, avec une exigence et référence normative à l’IEC 60695-1-10, à l’IEC 60695-1-11 et à l’IEC 60695-1-12;
- Article 5: modification du texte;
- Annexe A: mise à jour avec des additions et des suppressions de références;
- Annexe B: Les exemples de matériaux utilisés dans les appareils qui fonctionnent sous surveillance remplacent l’exemple précédemment utilisé de produit ATI;
- Mise à jour des références bibliographiques.
Elle a le statut de publication fondamentale de sécurité, conformément au Guide IEC 104 et au Guide ISO/IEC 51.
La présente publication doit être utilisée conjointement avec l’IEC 60695-1-10:2016, et l'IEC 60695-1-11:2014
La présente publication fondamentale de sécurité est destinée à être utilisée par les comités d’études dans le cadre de l'élaboration de leurs normes conformément aux principes établis dans le Guide IEC 104 et le Guide ISO/IEC 51.
Mots clés: Risques du feu, Essais de présélection, Propriétés au feu

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 20-Feb-2017
• ICS: 01 - GENERALITIES. TERMINOLOGY. STANDARDIZATION. DOCUMENTATION
• ICS: 13.220.40 - Ignitability and burning behaviour of materials and products
• ICS: 29.020 - Electrical engineering in general
• Technical Committee: TC 89 - Fire hazard testing
• Drafting Committee: WG 11 - TC 89/WG 11
• Current Stage: PPUB - Publication issued
• Start Date: 24-Feb-2017
• Completion Date: 21-Feb-2017

Relations

• Revises: IEC 60695-1-30:2008 - Fire hazard testing - Part 1-30: Guidance for assessing the fire hazard of electrotechnical products - Preselection testing process - General guidelines
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023

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IEC 60695-1-30 ®
Edition 3.0 2017-02
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
BASIC SAFETY PUBLICATION
PUBLICATION FONDAMENTALE DE SÉCURITÉ
Fire hazard testing –
Part 1-30: Guidance for assessing the fire hazard of electrotechnical products –
Preselection testing process – General guidelines

Essais relatifs aux risques du feu –
Partie 1-30: Lignes directrices pour l’évaluation des risques du feu des produits
électrotechniques – Processus d’essai de présélection – Lignes directrices
générales
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IEC 60695-1-30 ®
Edition 3.0 2017-02
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
BASIC SAFETY PUBLICATION
PUBLICATION FONDAMENTALE DE SÉCURITÉ

Fire hazard testing –
Part 1-30: Guidance for assessing the fire hazard of electrotechnical products –

Preselection testing process – General guidelines

Essais relatifs aux risques du feu –

Partie 1-30: Lignes directrices pour l’évaluation des risques du feu des produits

électrotechniques – Processus d’essai de présélection – Lignes directrices

générales
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 13.220.40; 29.020 ISBN 978-2-8322-3882-0

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
INTRODUCTION . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 Principles of product design considering preselection . 7
5 Advantages and limitations of preselection . 8
6 Aspects of preselection relative to fire hazard assessment . 9
Annex A (informative) Examples of test methods . 10
A.1 General . 10
A.2 Ignitability . 10
A.3 Flammability and flame spread. 10
A.4 Heat . 11
A.5 Smoke . 11
A.6 Toxicity . 11
A.7 Corrosion . 11
A.8 Abnormal heat . 11
A.9 Tracking index . 11
Annex B (informative) Use of preselection tests for flammability requirements for
materials used in attended electric appliances – Illustrative example . 12
Bibliography . 14

Figure B.1 – Selection and sequence of tests for resistance to fire in attended
appliances in accordance with Figure O.3 of IEC 60335-1 [1] . 13

Table 1 – Some factors which can affect fire performance in preselection tests . 8

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FIRE HAZARD TESTING –
Part 1-30: Guidance for assessing the fire hazard of electrotechnical
products – Preselection testing process – General guidelines

FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 60695-1-30 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 89:
Fire hazard testing.
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2008. This edition
constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous
edition:
a) Reference to IEC 60695-1-12;
b) Modified Introduction;
c) Clause 2: updated and additional normative references;
d) Clause 3: updated and additional terms and definitions;

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e) Clause 4: updated text, with a requirement and normative reference to IEC 60695-1-10,
IEC 60695-1-11 and IEC 60695-1-12;
f) Clause 5: modified text;
g) Annex A: updated references with additions and deletions;
h) Annex B: Examples of materials used in attended appliances replaces the previous
example of an ITE product;
i) Bibliographic references updated.
The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
89/1350/FDIS 89/1355/RVD
Full information on the voting for the approval of this International Standard can be found in
the report on voting indicated in the above table.
This document has been drafted in
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