BS ISO 13344:2015 provides a means for estimating the lethal toxic potency of the fire effluent
produced from a material while exposed to the specific combustion conditions of a physical fire model.
The lethal toxic potency values are specifically related to the fire model selected, the exposure scenario
and the material evaluated.Lethal toxic potency values associated with 30-min exposures of rats are predicted using calculations
which employ combustion atmosphere analytical data for carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2),
oxygen (O2) (vitiation) and, if present, hydrogen cyanide (HCN), hydrogen chloride (HCl), hydrogen
bromide (HBr), hydrogen fluoride (HF), sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), acrolein and
formaldehyde. The chemical composition of the test specimen may suggest additional combustion
products to be quantified and included. If the fire effluent toxic potency cannot be attributed to the
toxicants analysed (Annex A), this is an indication that other toxicants or factors must be considered.This International Standard is applicable to the estimation of the lethal toxic potency of fire effluent
atmospheres produced from materials, products or assemblies under controlled laboratory conditions
and should not be used in isolation to describe or appraise the toxic hazard or risk of materials, products
or assemblies under actual fire conditions. However, results of this test may be used as elements of a
fire hazard assessment that takes into account all of the factors which are pertinent to an assessment of
the fire hazard of a particular end use; see ISO 19706.The intended use of fire safety-engineering calculations is for life-safety prediction for people and is
most frequently for time intervals somewhat shorter than 30 min. This extrapolation across species
and exposure intervals is outside the scope of this International Standard.This International Standard does not purport to address all of the safety problems associated with its
use. It is the responsibility of the user of this International Standard to establish appropriate safety and
health practices.Cross References:ISO 13571ISO 13943:2008ISO 19701ISO 19702ISO 19706Toxic Substances Control ActAll current amendments available at time of purchase are included with the purchase of this document.