IEC 60695-8-1:2016 PDF

Scope: This part of IEC 60695-8 provides guidance on the measurement and interpretation of heat release from electrotechnical products and materials from which they are constructed. Heat release data can be used as part of fire hazard assessment and in fire safety engineering, as described in IEC 60695-1-11 [2] and IEC 60695-1-12 [3]. 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.

IEC 60695-8-1:2016 Referenced Document

IEC 60695-4:2012 Fire hazard testing - Part 4: Terminology concerning fire tests for electrotechnical products
IEC 60695-8-2:2016 Fire hazard testing - Part 8-2: Heat release - Summary and relevance of test methods
IEC GUIDE 104:2010 The preparation of safety publications and the use of basic safety publications and group safety publications (Edition 4.0)
ISO 13943:2008 Fire safety - Vocabulary
ISO/IEC GUIDE 51:2014 Safety aspects - Guidelines for their inclusion in standards

2016 IEC 60695-8-1:2016 Fire hazard testing - Part 8-1: Heat release - General guidance
2008 IEC 60695-8-1:2008 Fire hazard testing - Part 8-1: Heat release - General guidance
2001 IEC 60695-8-1:2001 Fire hazard testing - Part 8-1: Heat release; General guidance