STANDARDIZATION OF STANDARDIZATION OF PROTECHPROTECH

J.K.GUPTA, SCIENTIST ’C’, BISJ.K.GUPTA, SCIENTIST ’C’, BIS

STANDARDIZATION OF STANDARDIZATION OF PROTECHPROTECH

STANDARDIZATION IN THE FIELD OF STANDARDIZATION IN THE FIELD OF PROTECH IS CARRIED OUT BY: PROTECH IS CARRIED OUT BY:

TEXTILES PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TEXTILES PROTECTIVE CLOTHING SECTIONAL COMMITTEE, TXD 32 SECTIONAL COMMITTEE, TXD 32

TO FORMULATE INDIAN STANDARDS TO FORMULATE INDIAN STANDARDS FOR TESTING AND SPECIFICATION FOR FOR TESTING AND SPECIFICATION FOR TEXTILE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING FOR TEXTILE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING FOR PROTECTION FROM FIRE AND OTHER PROTECTION FROM FIRE AND OTHER HEALTH/LIFE HAZARDSHEALTH/LIFE HAZARDS

STANDARDS ON PROTECHSTANDARDS ON PROTECH

BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS (BIS) HAS BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS (BIS) HAS BROUGHT OUT A SERIES OF STANDARDS ON BROUGHT OUT A SERIES OF STANDARDS ON PRO-TECH SPECIALLY ON FIRE RETARDANT PRO-TECH SPECIALLY ON FIRE RETARDANT TEXTILES SUCH AS CURTAINS, DRAPES, TEXTILES SUCH AS CURTAINS, DRAPES, UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE MATERIALS, UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE MATERIALS, PROTECTIVE CLOTHING FOR INDUSTRIAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING FOR INDUSTRIAL WORKERS AND FIRE FIGHTERS, LADIES’ WORKERS AND FIRE FIGHTERS, LADIES’ WEAR AND CHILDREN WEAR AND ON HIGH WEAR AND CHILDREN WEAR AND ON HIGH VISIBILITY WARNING CLOTHING ETC ALONG VISIBILITY WARNING CLOTHING ETC ALONG WITH TEST METHODS FOR EVALUATION OF WITH TEST METHODS FOR EVALUATION OF THE ABOVE ITEMS.THE ABOVE ITEMS.

STANDARDS PUBLISHEDSTANDARDS PUBLISHED

IS 11871:1986 METHODS FOR DETERMINATION OF IS 11871:1986 METHODS FOR DETERMINATION OF FLAMMABILITY AND FLAME RESISTANCE OF FLAMMABILITY AND FLAME RESISTANCE OF TEXTILE MATERIALSTEXTILE MATERIALS

IS 15589:2005/ ISO 6940:2004 TEXTILE FABRICS - IS 15589:2005/ ISO 6940:2004 TEXTILE FABRICS - BURNING BEHAVIOUR - DETERMINATION OF EASE BURNING BEHAVIOUR - DETERMINATION OF EASE OF IGNITION OF VERTICALLY ORIENTED SPECIMENSOF IGNITION OF VERTICALLY ORIENTED SPECIMENS

IS 15590:2005 / ISO 6941:2003 TEXTILE FABRICS - IS 15590:2005 / ISO 6941:2003 TEXTILE FABRICS - BURNING BEHAVIOUR - MEASUREMENT OF FLAME BURNING BEHAVIOUR - MEASUREMENT OF FLAME SPREAD PROPERTIES OF VERTICALLY ORIENTED SPREAD PROPERTIES OF VERTICALLY ORIENTED SPECIMENSSPECIMENS

IS 13501:1992 TEXTILES - DETERMINATION OF IS 13501:1992 TEXTILES - DETERMINATION OF FLAMMABILITY BY OXYGEN INDEXFLAMMABILITY BY OXYGEN INDEX

STANDARDS PUBLISHEDSTANDARDS PUBLISHED

IS 15741:2007 TEXTILES - RESISTANCE TO IS 15741:2007 TEXTILES - RESISTANCE TO IGNITION OF CURTAINS AND DRAPES – IGNITION OF CURTAINS AND DRAPES – SPECIFICATION (BASED ON EN)SPECIFICATION (BASED ON EN)

IS 15612:2005 TEXTILES - BURNING IS 15612:2005 TEXTILES - BURNING BEHAVIOUR OF CURTAINS AND DRAPESBEHAVIOUR OF CURTAINS AND DRAPES

PART 1 - CLASSIFICATION SCHEMEPART 1 - CLASSIFICATION SCHEME PART 2 - MEASUREMENT OF FLAME SPREAD OF PART 2 - MEASUREMENT OF FLAME SPREAD OF

VERTICALLY ORIENTED SPECIMENS WITH LARGE VERTICALLY ORIENTED SPECIMENS WITH LARGE IGNITION SOURCEIGNITION SOURCE

PART 3 - METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE IGNITABILITY PART 3 - METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE IGNITABILITY OF VERTICALLY ORIENTED SPECIMENS (SMALL FLAME)OF VERTICALLY ORIENTED SPECIMENS (SMALL FLAME)

PART 4 - METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE FLAME PART 4 - METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE FLAME SPREAD OF VERTICALLY ORIENTED SPECIMENSSPREAD OF VERTICALLY ORIENTED SPECIMENS

STANDARDS PUBLISHEDSTANDARDS PUBLISHED

IS 15768:2007 TEXTILES - RESISTANCE OF IGNITION IS 15768:2007 TEXTILES - RESISTANCE OF IGNITION OF UPHOLSTERED COMPOSITE USED FOR NON-OF UPHOLSTERED COMPOSITE USED FOR NON-DOMESTIC FURNITURE (BASED ON EN)DOMESTIC FURNITURE (BASED ON EN)

IS 12467(PART 1):2005 TEXTILES - ASSESSMENT OF IS 12467(PART 1):2005 TEXTILES - ASSESSMENT OF THE IGNITABILITY OF UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE - THE IGNITABILITY OF UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE - PART 1 - IGNITION SOURCE: SMOULDERING PART 1 - IGNITION SOURCE: SMOULDERING CIGARETTE CIGARETTE

IS 12467(PART 2):2005 TEXTILES - ASSESSMENT OF IS 12467(PART 2):2005 TEXTILES - ASSESSMENT OF THE IGNITABILITY OF UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE - THE IGNITABILITY OF UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE - PART 2 - IGNITION SOURCE: MATCH-FLAME PART 2 - IGNITION SOURCE: MATCH-FLAME EQUIVALENTEQUIVALENT

STANDARDS PUBLISHEDSTANDARDS PUBLISHED

IS 15748:2007 TEXTILES - PROTECTIVE IS 15748:2007 TEXTILES - PROTECTIVE CLOTHING FOR INDUSTRIAL WORKERS CLOTHING FOR INDUSTRIAL WORKERS EXPOSED TO HEAT (EXCLUDING EXPOSED TO HEAT (EXCLUDING FIREFIGHTERS' AND WELDERS' CLOTHING)FIREFIGHTERS' AND WELDERS' CLOTHING)

IS 15758(PART 1):2007 / ISO 9151 : 1995 IS 15758(PART 1):2007 / ISO 9151 : 1995 TEXTILES - PROTECTIVE CLOTHING PART 1 TEXTILES - PROTECTIVE CLOTHING PART 1 METHOD OF DETERMINING OF HEAT METHOD OF DETERMINING OF HEAT TRANSMISSION ON EXPOSURE TO FLAMETRANSMISSION ON EXPOSURE TO FLAME

IS 15758(PART 2):2007 / ISO 6942 : 2002 IS 15758(PART 2):2007 / ISO 6942 : 2002 TEXTILES - PROTECTIVE CLOTHING PART 2 TEXTILES - PROTECTIVE CLOTHING PART 2 ASSESSMENT OF MATERIAL ASSEMBLIES ASSESSMENT OF MATERIAL ASSEMBLIES WHEN EXPOSED TO SOURCE OF RADIANT WHEN EXPOSED TO SOURCE OF RADIANT HEATHEAT

STANDARDS PUBLISHEDSTANDARDS PUBLISHED

IS 15758(PART 3):2007 / ISO 6530 : 2005 IS 15758(PART 3):2007 / ISO 6530 : 2005 TEXTILES - PROTECTIVE CLOTHING PART 3 TEXTILES - PROTECTIVE CLOTHING PART 3 TEST METHOD FOR RESISTANCE TO TEST METHOD FOR RESISTANCE TO MATERIAL TO PENETRATION BY LIQUIDS MATERIAL TO PENETRATION BY LIQUIDS

IS 15758(PART 4):2007 / ISO 15025 : 2000 IS 15758(PART 4):2007 / ISO 15025 : 2000 TEXTILES - PROTECTIVE CLOTHING PART 4 TEXTILES - PROTECTIVE CLOTHING PART 4 TEST METHOD FOR LIMITED FLAME SPREADTEST METHOD FOR LIMITED FLAME SPREAD

IS 15758(PART 5):2007 / ISO 9185 : 1990 IS 15758(PART 5):2007 / ISO 9185 : 1990 TEXTILES - PROTECTIVE CLOTHING - PART 5 TEXTILES - PROTECTIVE CLOTHING - PART 5 ASSESSMENT OF RESISTANCE OF ASSESSMENT OF RESISTANCE OF MATERIALS TO MOLTEN METAL SPLASHMATERIALS TO MOLTEN METAL SPLASH

STANDARDS PUBLISHEDSTANDARDS PUBLISHED

IS 15742:2007 TEXTILES - REQUIREMENTS FOR IS 15742:2007 TEXTILES - REQUIREMENTS FOR CLOTHING MADE OF LIMITED FLAME SPREAD CLOTHING MADE OF LIMITED FLAME SPREAD MATERIALS AND MATERIAL ASSEMBLIES MATERIALS AND MATERIAL ASSEMBLIES AFFORDING PROTECTION AGAINST HEAT AND AFFORDING PROTECTION AGAINST HEAT AND FLAME – SPECIFICATION (BASED ON EN)FLAME – SPECIFICATION (BASED ON EN)

IS 12722:1989 TEXTILE FLOOR COVERINGS - IS 12722:1989 TEXTILE FLOOR COVERINGS - DETERMINATION OF FLAME RESISTANCE BY DETERMINATION OF FLAME RESISTANCE BY TABLET TESTTABLET TEST

IS 15764:2008IS 15764:2008 TEXTILES - DETERMINATION TEXTILES - DETERMINATION OF THE BURNING BEHAVIOUR OF TEXTILE OF THE BURNING BEHAVIOUR OF TEXTILE FLOOR COVERINGSFLOOR COVERINGS

STANDARDS PUBLISHEDSTANDARDS PUBLISHED

IS 15727(PART 1):2007 / ISO 12952-1 : 1998 TEXTILES - IS 15727(PART 1):2007 / ISO 12952-1 : 1998 TEXTILES - BURNING BEHAVIOUR OF BEDDING ITEMS - PART 1 : BURNING BEHAVIOUR OF BEDDING ITEMS - PART 1 : GENERAL TEST METHODS FOR THE IGNITABILITY BY GENERAL TEST METHODS FOR THE IGNITABILITY BY SMOULDERING CIGARETTESMOULDERING CIGARETTE

IS 15727(PART 2):2007 / ISO 12952-2 : 1998 TEXTILES - IS 15727(PART 2):2007 / ISO 12952-2 : 1998 TEXTILES - BURNING BEHAVIOUR OF BEDDING ITEMS - PART 2 - BURNING BEHAVIOUR OF BEDDING ITEMS - PART 2 - SPECIFIC TEST METHODS FOR THE IGNITABILITY BY SPECIFIC TEST METHODS FOR THE IGNITABILITY BY A SMOULDERING CIGARETTEA SMOULDERING CIGARETTE

IS 15727(PART 3):2007 / ISO 12952-3 : 1998 TEXTILES - IS 15727(PART 3):2007 / ISO 12952-3 : 1998 TEXTILES - BURNING BEHAVIOUR OF BEDDING ITEMS - PART 3 : BURNING BEHAVIOUR OF BEDDING ITEMS - PART 3 : GENERAL TEST METHODS FOR THE IGNITABILITY BY GENERAL TEST METHODS FOR THE IGNITABILITY BY A SMALL OPEN FLAMEA SMALL OPEN FLAME

STANDARDS PUBLISHEDSTANDARDS PUBLISHED

IS 15727(PART 4):2007 / ISO 12952-4 : 1998 TEXTILES - IS 15727(PART 4):2007 / ISO 12952-4 : 1998 TEXTILES - BURNING BEHAVIOUR OF BEDDING ITEMS - PART 4: BURNING BEHAVIOUR OF BEDDING ITEMS - PART 4: SPECIFIC TEST METHODS FOR THE IGNITABILITY BY SPECIFIC TEST METHODS FOR THE IGNITABILITY BY A SMALL OPEN FLAMEA SMALL OPEN FLAME

IS 15781:2007 TEXTILES-METHOD FOR IS 15781:2007 TEXTILES-METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF FLAMMABILITY OF BLANKETSDETERMINATION OF FLAMMABILITY OF BLANKETS

IS 15782:2007 TEXTILES - METHOD FOR IS 15782:2007 TEXTILES - METHOD FOR DETERIORATION OF VISIBILITY DUE TO SMOKE DETERIORATION OF VISIBILITY DUE TO SMOKE RELEASED ON COMBUSTION OF MATERIALS RELEASED ON COMBUSTION OF MATERIALS

IS15809:2008 IS15809:2008 HIGH VISIBILITY WARNING CLOTHESHIGH VISIBILITY WARNING CLOTHES

STANDARDS UNDER DEVELOPMENT

DOC.TXD 32(832) TEXTILES - RESISTANCE TO DOC.TXD 32(832) TEXTILES - RESISTANCE TO IGNITION OF MATTRESSES, DIVANS AND BED BASES IGNITION OF MATTRESSES, DIVANS AND BED BASES – SPECIFICATION– SPECIFICATION

DOC.TXD 32(946)TEXTILES-PROTECTION GLOVES DOC.TXD 32(946)TEXTILES-PROTECTION GLOVES FOR FIREFIGHTERS - LABORATORY TEST METHODS FOR FIREFIGHTERS - LABORATORY TEST METHODS AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS (BASED ON AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS (BASED ON ISO 15383: 2003)ISO 15383: 2003)

DOC.TXD 32(947)TEXTILES-PROTECTIVE CLOTHING DOC.TXD 32(947)TEXTILES-PROTECTIVE CLOTHING FOR FIREFIGHTERS - LABORATORY TEST METHODS FOR FIREFIGHTERS - LABORATORY TEST METHODS AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS (BASED ON AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS (BASED ON ISO 11613 : 1999)ISO 11613 : 1999)

STANDARDS UNDER DEVELOPMENT

DOC.TXD 32(948)TEXTILES-PROTECTIVE CLOTHING DOC.TXD 32(948)TEXTILES-PROTECTIVE CLOTHING FOR FIREFIGHTERS - LABORATORY TEST METHODS FOR FIREFIGHTERS - LABORATORY TEST METHODS AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR WILD AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR WILD LAND FIREFIGHTING CLOTHING (BASED ON ISO LAND FIREFIGHTING CLOTHING (BASED ON ISO 15384 : 2003)15384 : 2003)

DOC.TXD 32(949)TEXTILES-PROTECTIVE CLOTHING DOC.TXD 32(949)TEXTILES-PROTECTIVE CLOTHING FOR FIREFIGHTERS - LABORATORY TEST METHODS FOR FIREFIGHTERS - LABORATORY TEST METHODS AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING WITH A REFLECTIVE OUTER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING WITH A REFLECTIVE OUTER SURFACE (BASED ON ISO 15538 : 2001)SURFACE (BASED ON ISO 15538 : 2001)

TEXTILES-LIGHT WEIGHT BULLET PROOF JACKETSTEXTILES-LIGHT WEIGHT BULLET PROOF JACKETS

RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS

IN VIEW OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PROPERTY IN VIEW OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PROPERTY LOSS AS WELL AS HIGH ENVIRONMENTAL LOSS AS WELL AS HIGH ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION INVOLVED IN FIRES, IT IS VERY POLLUTION INVOLVED IN FIRES, IT IS VERY URGENT THAT RELEVANT INDIAN URGENT THAT RELEVANT INDIAN STANDARDS ON PROTECH ARE MADE STANDARDS ON PROTECH ARE MADE MANDATORY FOR TEXTILES USED IN PUBLIC MANDATORY FOR TEXTILES USED IN PUBLIC PLACES/BUILDINGS SUCH AS HOSPITALS, PLACES/BUILDINGS SUCH AS HOSPITALS, AIRPORTS, THEATERS, SHOPPING AIRPORTS, THEATERS, SHOPPING COMPLEXES, RAILWAYS, CIVIL AVIATION, COMPLEXES, RAILWAYS, CIVIL AVIATION, AUTOMOBILES, DEFENCE, ETC, UPHOLSTERY AUTOMOBILES, DEFENCE, ETC, UPHOLSTERY ITEMS IN AUTOMOBILES, LADIES’ WEAR AND ITEMS IN AUTOMOBILES, LADIES’ WEAR AND CHILDREN WEAR. CHILDREN WEAR.

RECOMMENDATIONS (Contd.)RECOMMENDATIONS (Contd.)

STANDARDS ON FR TEXTILES E.G. IS15741: STANDARDS ON FR TEXTILES E.G. IS15741: 2007, IS15742:2007, IS15748:2007 AND 2007, IS15742:2007, IS15748:2007 AND IS15768:2007 AND ON HIGH VISIBILITY IS15768:2007 AND ON HIGH VISIBILITY CLOTHING (IS15809:2008) COULD BE MADE CLOTHING (IS15809:2008) COULD BE MADE MANDATORY UNDER THE BIS ACT. MANDATORY UNDER THE BIS ACT.

SUBSEQUENTLY, STANDARD FOR SUBSEQUENTLY, STANDARD FOR RESISTANCE TO IGNITION OF MATTRESSES, RESISTANCE TO IGNITION OF MATTRESSES, DIVANS AND BED BASES TO BE MADE DIVANS AND BED BASES TO BE MADE MANDATORY AFTER PUBLICATION. MANDATORY AFTER PUBLICATION.

RECOMMENDATIONS (Contd.)RECOMMENDATIONS (Contd.)

IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE IMPORT OF IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE IMPORT OF SUB-STANDARD AND HAZARDOUS SUB-STANDARD AND HAZARDOUS PROTECTIVE TEXTILES, THE RELEVANT PROTECTIVE TEXTILES, THE RELEVANT INDIAN STANDARDS COULD BE MADE INDIAN STANDARDS COULD BE MADE MANDATORY FOR IMPORTS ALSO. MANDATORY FOR IMPORTS ALSO.

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J K GUPTAJ K GUPTASCIENTIST ‘C’SCIENTIST ‘C’BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDSBUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDSMANAK BHAWANMANAK BHAWAN9, BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG9, BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARGNEW DELHI 110002NEW DELHI 110002

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