Reaction to fire:

• non-combustibility, degree of combustibility;
  
• spread of flames on floorings;
  
• degree of combustibility of elastic products;
  
• heat of combustion;
  
• self-extinguishing capacity;
  
• reaction to fire of building products excluding floorings according to EN requirements;
  
• reaction to fire of floorings according to EN requirements;
  
• test of roofs exposed to external fire according to EN requirements;
  
• test of fire development in small compartment according to ISO 9705;
  

Spread of fire:

• through walls according to national standard
  and ISO 13785-2;
  
• through pipe and duct insulation;
  
• through roofs;
  

Spread of flames:

• along skirting and electrical installation conduit;
  
• down electrical wire and cable;
  

Addditional tests:

• identification of building products using FTIR method;
  
• ignitability of upholstered furniture;
  
• emission of toxic products of decomposition and combustion;
  
• smoke production;
  
• emission of halogen acids during combustion of cables;
  
• acidity of gases emitted from cable combustion;
  
• dripping and dropping off from suspended ceilings;
  
• heat release using the method of cone calorimeter;
  
• swelling properties of intumescent paints;
  
• structure durability during firing of gypsum plasterboards;
  
• height of swelling of thermal-expansion products;
  
• swelling pressure of thermal-expansion products;
  

al. Korfantego 191, 40-153 Katowice, Poland
phone: +48 32 730-23-52
fax: +48 32 730-29-49
e-mail: fire@itb.katowice.pl

Fire Testing Laboratory in Warsaw