This part of IEC 60695-1 provides guidance for assessing the fire hazard of electrotechnical
products and for the resulting development of fire hazard testing as related directly to harm to
people, animals or property. For the purposes of this standard, product means complete
electrotechnical equipments, their parts (including components) and electrical insulating
materials.
It outlines a hazard-based process to identify appropriate fire test methods and performance
criteria for products. The principles of the methodology are to identify fire events (fire
scenarios) which will be associated with the product, to establish how the measurable fire
properties of the product are related to the possible occurrence and outcome of those events,
and to establish test methods and performance requirements for those properties which will
either result in a tolerable fire outcome or eliminate the event altogether.
This standard is intended as guidance to IEC committees, and should be used with respect to
their individual applications. The actual implementation of this standard remains the
responsibility of each product committee, according to the minimum acceptable fire safety in
its application field and taking into account the feedback from experience.
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.
One of the responsibilities of a technical committee is, wherever applicable, to make use of
basic safety publications in the preparation of its publications. The requirements, test
methods or test conditions of this basic safety publication will not apply unless specifically
referred to or included in the relevant publications.