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BS 7157:1989

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Method of test for ignitability of fabrics used in the construction of large tented structures

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

30-11-1989

Foreword
Committees responsible
Method
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 Health and safety of operators
4 Apparatus
5 Conditioning and testing
6 Test specimens
7 Test procedure
8 Test report
Appendix
A Recommendations to specifiers
Figures
1 Frame dimensions (nominal)
2 Test specimen (minitent) dimensions (nominal)

Uses a range of standard ignition sources.

This British Standard describes a method of test for the ignitability of fabrics used in the construction of large tented structures such as marquees, large tents, temporary buildings, awnings and any other structure utilizing large areas of a flexible membrane other than air supported structures.

NOTE The titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover.

Committee
TCI/66/-/8
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 87/44417 DC (09/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, October 2008. (09/2008)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
10
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current

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