This part of IEC 60695 gives a brief summary of the test methods that are in common use in
the assessment of acute toxic potency, and other toxicity tests. It includes special
observations on their relevance to real fire scenarios and gives recommendations on their
use.
It advises which tests provide toxic potency data that are relevant to real fire scenarios, and
which are suitable for use in fire hazard assessment and fire safety engineering.
This basic safety publication is intended for use by technical committees in the preparation of
standards in accordance with the principles laid down in IEC Guide 104 and
ISO/IEC Guide 51.
One of the responsibilities of a technical committee is, wherever applicable, to make use of
basic safety publications in the preparation of its publications. The requirements, test
methods or test conditions of this basic safety publication will not apply unless specifically
referred to or included in the relevant publications.