This part of IEC 60695 concerns laboratory tests used to measure the toxic components of the
fire effluent from either electrotechnical products or materials used in electrotechnical
products. It provides guidance on the use and interpretation of results from such tests. It
discusses currently available approaches to toxic hazard assessment consistent with the
approach of ISO TC 92 SC 3, as set out in ISO 13344, ISO 13571, ISO 16312-1, ISO 16312-2,
ISO 19701, ISO 19702 and ISO 19706. It also provides guidance on the use of toxic potency
data in fire hazard assessment and on principles which underlie the use of combustibility and
toxicological information in fire hazard assessment.
The methods described are applicable to data concerning both the incapacitating effects and
the lethal effects of fire effluents.
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.