BS 8414-2:2015+A1:2017

BS 8414-2:2015+A1:2017 provides a test method for determining the fire performance characteristics of non-loadbearing external cladding systems, such as curtain walling, glazed elements, infill panels and insulated composite panels, fixed to and supported by a structural steel frame when exposed to an external fire under controlled conditions. The fire exposure is representative of an external fire source or a fully-developed (post-flashover) fire in a room, venting through an opening such as a window aperture that exposes the cladding to the effects of external flames, or from an external fire source.

This British Standard does not apply to non?loadbearing external rainscreen overcladding systems or external wall insulation systems applied to the face of a building, the fire testing of which are covered in BS 8414?1.

This British Standard does not cover exposure to radiant heat from a fire in an adjacent building.

Cross References:
BS EN 60584-1:2013
BS EN ISO 13943:2010 BS 8414-1:2015


Incorporates the following:
Amendment, June 2017