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All standardization and guidance on measurements of the fire properties of plastics, plastic Composites, semi‐finished products and finished products containing plastics. This includes, but is not limited to measurement of ignition, fire growth (flame spread, heat release), smoke and corrosive products and fire resistance of plastics, plastic composites and semi‐finished and finished products containing plastics in small scale tests and larger scale tests. All standardization and guidance on lighters specifications are included.

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24

Published ISO standards *

5

ISO standards under development *

25
Participating members
13
Observing members

* number includes updates

Reference Title Type
ISO/TC 61/SC 4/WG 2   Smoke opacity and corrosivity Working group
ISO/TC 61/SC 4/WG 8   Ignitability and fire growth Working group
ISO/TC 61/SC 4/WG 9   Composites and semi-finished products Working group
ISO/TC 61/SC 4/WG 10   Lighters Working group
Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 61/SC 4

The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 61/SC 4:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
IEC/TC 89 Fire hazard testing IEC
ISO/TC 92 Fire safety ISO
ISO/TC 92/SC 1 Fire initiation and growth ISO
ISO/TC 92/SC 3 Fire threat to people and environment ISO
ISO/TC 92/SC 4 Fire safety engineering ISO

 

Liaison Committees from ISO/TC 61/SC 4

ISO/TC 61/SC 4 can access the documents of the committees below:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
ISO/TC 61/SC 10 Cellular plastics ISO
ISO/TC 92 Fire safety ISO
ISO/TC 92/SC 1 Fire initiation and growth ISO
ISO/TC 92/SC 2 Fire Resistance ISO
ISO/TC 92/SC 3 Fire threat to people and environment ISO
ISO/TC 92/SC 4 Fire safety engineering ISO

 

Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)
Acronym Title Category
ECOS (Environment) Environmental Coalition on Standards A
IMO International Maritime Organization A
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations B

Organizations in liaison (Category C)

C liaisons participate at the level of a Working Group

Acronym Title Category
ANEC The European consumer voice in standardisation C

ISO/TC 61/SC 4 - Secretariat

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