IS 15742 : 2007 Textiles - Requirements for Clothing Made of Limited Flame Spread Materials and Material Assesmblies Affording Protection Against Heat and Flame - Specification

ICS 13.220.40;59.080.30 TXD 32
Reaffirmed 2018

1 Scope

1.1 This standard specifies the performancerequirements for the limited flame spread propertiesof textile materials and material assemblies used inprotective clothing affording protection against heat andflame.

1.2 This standard is applicable to clothing such as ladies wear made of synthetic fibres and children wearof all kinds and also other protective clothing whereprotection against heat and fue mainly due to accidentalcontact with small igniting flames is required incircumstances where there is no significant heat andfire hazard.

2 Refernces

The following standards contain provision which,through reference in the text, constitute provisions ofthis standard. At the time of publication, the editionsindicated were valid. All standards are subject to revisionand parties to agreement based on this standard areencouraged to investigate the possibility of applying themost recent editions of the standards indicated below:

    IS No.      Title
IS 12467 : Part 2 : 2006 Textiles - Assessment of the
ignitability of upholstered
furniture: Part 2 Ignition source:
Match flame equivalent (first
revision)
IS 15612 : Part 2 : 2006 Textiles - Burning behaviour of
curtains and drapes: Part 2
Measurement of flame spread of
vertically oriented specimens
with large ignition source
IS 15758 : Part 4 : 2007/ Protective clothing: Part 4
ISO 15025 : 2000 Test method for limited flame
spread
IS 15370 : 2005/ Textiles - Domestic washing
ISO 6330 : 2000 and drying procedures for textile
testing