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BS ISO 13506:2008

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Protective clothing against heat and flame. Test method for complete garments. Prediction of burn injury using an instrumented manikin
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

08-31-2017

Language(s)

English

Published date

05-30-2008

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General
5 Apparatus
  5.1 Instrumented manikin
  5.2 Heat flux sensors
      5.2.1 Principle
      5.2.2 Number of heat flux sensors
      5.2.3 Heat flux sensor-measuring capacity
      5.2.4 Heat flux sensor construction
      5.2.5 Heat flux sensor calibration
  5.3 Data acquisition system
  5.4 Computer software program
      5.4.1 General
      5.4.2 Incident heat flux calculation
      5.4.3 Predicted burn injury calculations
      5.4.4 Calculation of predicted area of burn injury
      5.4.5 Additional computer software features
  5.5 Flame exposure chamber
      5.5.1 General
      5.5.2 Chamber size
      5.5.3 Chamber air flow
      5.5.4 Chamber isolation
      5.5.5 Chamber air exhaust system
      5.5.6 Chamber safety devices
  5.6 Fuel and delivery system
      5.6.1 General
      5.6.2 Fuel
      5.6.3 Delivery system
      5.6.4 Burner system
  5.7 Image recording equipment
  5.8 Safety checklist
  5.9 Specimen conditioning area
6 Sampling and test specimens
  6.1 General
      6.1.1 Type of test specimen
      6.1.2 Garment/ensemble material evaluation/comparison
      6.1.3 Garment/ensemble design evaluation/comparison
      6.1.4 Garment/ensemble specification evaluation
  6.2 Number of test specimens
  6.3 Standard garment design
7 Specimen preparation
  7.1 Pretreatment
  7.2 Conditioning
8 Procedure
  8.1 Preparation of test apparatus
      8.1.1 General
      8.1.2 Flame exposure chamber purging
      8.1.3 Gas line charging
      8.1.4 Confirmation of exposure conditions
  8.2 Specimen testing
      8.2.1 General
      8.2.2 Dressing the manikin
      8.2.3 Recording the specimen identification, test
            conditions and test observations
      8.2.4 Confirmation of safe operation conditions
            and lighting of pilot flames
      8.2.5 Starting the image recording system
      8.2.6 Exposure of the test specimen
      8.2.7 Acquisition of the heat transfer data
      8.2.8 Recording of specimen response remarks
      8.2.9 Initiation of heat transfer and burn injury
            calculation
  8.3 Preparation for the next test exposure
9 Test report
  9.1 General
  9.2 Type of test
  9.3 Specimen identification
  9.4 Exposure conditions
  9.5 Calculated results
      9.5.1 General
      9.5.2 Predicted total area (%) of manikin injured
            based on the total area of the manikin
            containing heat flux sensors
      9.5.3 Predicted total area (%) of manikin injured
            based on area of manikin covered by the test
            specimen
      9.5.4 Other information that may be reported
  9.6 Observations
Annex A (informative) - Considerations for conducting tests
        and using test results
Annex B (informative) - Inter-laboratory test data
Annex C (informative) - Estimation of skin burns
Annex D (normative) - Calibration procedure
Annex E (informative) - Elements of a computer software
        program
Bibliography

Gives the general principles of a test method for evaluating the performance of complete garments or protective clothing ensembles in a flash fire or other short duration exposures.

Committee
PH/3/2
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 98/563958 DC. (06/2008)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
38
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
ISO 13506:2008 Identical

ISO 17492:2003 Clothing for protection against heat and flame Determination of heat transmission on exposure to both flame and radiant heat
ISO 11612:2015 Protective clothing — Clothing to protect against heat and flame — Minimum performance requirements
ISO 6330:2012 Textiles Domestic washing and drying procedures for textile testing
ISO 6942:2002 Protective clothing — Protection against heat and fire — Method of test: Evaluation of materials and material assemblies when exposed to a source of radiant heat
ISO 7941:1988 Commercial propane and butane Analysis by gas chromatography
ISO 9151:2016 Protective clothing against heat and flame Determination of heat transmission on exposure to flame
ISO 15025:2016 Protective clothing Protection against flame Method of test for limited flame spread
EN 469:2005/A1:2006 PROTECTIVE CLOTHING FOR FIREFIGHTERS - PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING FOR FIREFIGHTING
NFPA 2112 : 2018 FLAME-RESISTANT GARMENTS FOR PROTECTION OF INDUSTRIAL PERSONNEL AGAINST FLASH FIRE

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