What is BS EN 14533 – Burning behaviour of bedding items about?
BS EN 14533 is an international standard that focuses on the burning behaviour classification scheme. BS EN 14533 specifies a classification scheme for the burning behaviour of bedding items based on two ignition sources (smouldering cigarette and small open flame).
Note: BS EN 14533 is applied to single bedding items only and not to complete bed assemblies.
Who is BS EN 14533 - Burning behaviour of bedding items for?
BS EN 14533 on burning behaviour of bedding items is useful for:
- Testers of bedding items
- Textile manufacturers
- Suppliers of bedding items
Why should you use BS EN 14533 - Burning behaviour of bedding items?
BS EN 14533 is one of three closely related standards for testing and classifying bedding items about their burning behaviour. The classification scheme refers to all the BS EN 14533 test methods for the ignitability by a smouldering cigarette and by a small open flame.
A material passes the ignitability test by a small open flame by BS EN 14533 if "non-ignition" is recorded. BS EN 14533 also provides class definitions to classify bedding items.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN 14533:2015 supersedes BS EN 14533:2003 which has been withdrawn. BS EN 14533:2015 has been editorially revised.