Tekst fra IEC om Fire hazard testing
To prepare international standards, technical specifications and technical reports in the areas of:
- Fire hazard assessment, fire safety engineering and terminology as related to electrotechnical products.
- Measurement of fire effluent (e.g. smoke, corrosivity, toxic gases and abnormal heat), and reviews of the state of the art of current test methods as related to electrotechnical products.
- Widely applicable small scale test methods for use in product standards and by manufacturers and regulators.
Horizontal safety function:
Guidance and test methods for assessing fire hazards of electrotechnical equipment, their parts (including components) and electrical insulating materials.
Note: Terms and definitions in the field of fire tests from ISO/IEC 13943 are used wherever appropriate.