DIN EN 60695-7-3:2013-05

This part of IEC 60695 applies for laboratory tests used to measure the toxic components of fire effluents from either electrotechnical products or materials used in electrotechnical products. It provides guidance on the use and interpretation of results from laboratory tests. It contains currently available approaches to toxic hazard assessment consistent with the approach of ISO/TC 92 SC 3, as set out in ISO 13344, ISO 13571, ISO 16312-1, ISO 16312-2, ISO 19701, ISO 19702 and ISO 19706. It also provides guidance on the use of toxic potency data in fire hazard assessment and on principles which underlie the use of combustibility and toxicological information in fire hazard assessment. The methods described are directly applicable to data concerning both the incapacitating effects and the lethal effects of fire effluents. 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. The responsible committee is DKE/K 133 "Prüfverfahren zur Beurteilung der Brandgefahr von elektrotechnischen Produkten und Isolierstoffen" ("Test methods for assessing the fire hazard of electrotechnical products and insulating materials") of the DKE (German Commission for Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies) at DIN and VDE.