|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN12722:1997TheEuropeanStandardEN12722:1997hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS97.140NOCOPYINGWITHOUTBSIPERMISSIONEXCEPTASPERMITTEDBYCOPYRIGHTLAWFurnitureÐAssessmentofsurfaceresistancetodryheatLicensedCopy:sheffieldunsheffieldun,na,TueSep1909:31:10BST2006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIThisBritishStandard,havingbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheSectorBoardforConsumerProductsandServices,waspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsBoardandcomesintoeffecton15December1997©BSI1997ISBN0580286967BSEN12722:1997AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateTextaffectedNationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheEnglishlanguageversionofEN12722:1997.ItsupersedesBS3962:Part3:1983,whichiswithdrawn.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedtoTechnicalCommitteeFW/1,Commontestmethodsforfurniture,whichhastheresponsibilityto:±aidenquirerstounderstandthetext;±presenttotheresponsibleEuropeancommitteeanyenquiriesontheinterpretation,orproposalsforchange,andkeeptheUKinterestsinformed;±monitorrelatedinternationalandEuropeandevelopmentsandpromulgatethemintheUK.Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthiscommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Cross-referencesTheBritishStandardswhichimplementinternationalorEuropeanpublicationsreferredtointhisdocumentmaybefoundintheBSIStandardsCatalogueunderthesectionentitled`InternationalStandardsCorrespondenceIndex',orbyusingthe`Find'facilityoftheBSIStandardsElectronicCatalogue.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,theENtitlepage,pages2to6,aninsidebackcoverandabackcover.LicensedCopy:sheffieldunsheffieldun,na,TueSep1909:31:10BST2006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSICENEuropeanCommitteeforStandardizationComiteÂEuropeÂendeNormalisationEuropaÈischesKomiteefuÈrNormungCentralSecretariat:ruedeStassart36,B-1050Brussels©1997CEN-AllrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedworldwideforCENnationalMembers.Ref.No.EN12722:1997EEUROPEANSTANDARDEN12722NORMEEUROPEÂENNEEUROPAÈISCHENORMAugust1997ICS97.140Descriptors:Furnishings,furniture,finishing,areas,tests,dryheattests,determination,thermalresistanceEnglishversionFurnitureÐAssessmentofsurfaceresistancetodryheat(ISO4211-3:1993modified)MeublesÐEvaluationdelareÂsistancedessurfacesaÁlachaleurseÁche(ISO4211-3:1993modifiee)MoÈbelÐBewertungderBestaÈndigkeitvonOberflaÈchengegentrockeneHitze(ISO4211-3:1993modifiziert)ThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon1997-07-26.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheCentralSecretariatortoanyCENmember.ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsbilityofaCENmemberintoitslanguageandnotifiedtotheCentralSecretariathasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.LicensedCopy:sheffieldunsheffieldun,na,TueSep1909:31:10BST2006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIPage2EN12722:1997©BSI1997ForewordThisEuropeanStandardhasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC207,Furniture,thesecretariatofwhichisheldbyIBN.ThetextisbasedonISO4211-3:1993.ThisEuropeanStandardshallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eitherbypublicationofanidenticaltextorbyendorsement,atthelatestbyFebruary1998,andconflictingnationalstandardsshallbewithdrawnatthelatestbyFebruary1998.AccordingtotheCEN/CENELECInternalRegulations,thenationalstandardsorganizationsofthefollowingcountriesareboundtoimplementthisEuropeanStandard:Austria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandtheUnitedKingdom.LicensedCopy:sheffieldunsheffieldun,na,TueSep1909:31:10BST2006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIPage3EN12722:1997©BSI19971ScopeThisEuropeanStandardspecifiesamethodofassessmentofsurfaceresistancetodryheatandrelatestothehardsurfacesofallfinishedfurniture,regardlessofmaterial,exceptforfinishesonleatherandfabricswhichareexcludedfromthisEuropeanStandard.Thetestisgenerallycarriedoutonfinishedfurniturebutmaybecarriedoutontestpanelsofthesamematerial,finishedinanidenticalmannertothefinishedproductandonasizesufficienttomeettherequirementofthetest.2NormativereferencesThisEuropeanStandardincorporatesbydatedorundatedreference,provisionsfromotherpublications.Thesenormativereferencesarecitedattheappropriateplacesinthetextandthepublicationsarelistedhereafter.Fordatedreferences,subsequentamendmentstoorrevisionsofanyofthesepublicationsapplytothisEuropeanStandardonlywhenincorporatedinitbyamendmentorr