ISO 10840:2026

Plastics — Specifications and guidance for the use of standard fire tests

Publication date:   Oct 5, 2026

General information

60.60   Standard published   Oct 5, 2026

ISO

ISO/TC 61/SC 4 Burning behaviour

International Standard

13.220.40   Ignitability and burning behaviour of materials and products | 83.080.01   Plastics in general

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Scope

This document provides specifications and guidance for the use of standard fire testing for plastics and the products in the following aspects:

selection of appropriate tests that reflect realistic end-use conditions;
grouping of the reaction-to-fire characteristics that any given test or tests can measure;
assessment of tests as to their relevance in areas such as material characterisation, quality control, pre-selection, end-product testing, environmental profiling and design for the environment (DfE);
definition of potential problems that can arise when plastics are tested in standard fire tests.

This document does not include specification for development or design of new fire-tests for plastics.

Life cycle

PREVIOUSLY

WITHDRAWN
ISO 10840:2008

NOW

PUBLISHED
ISO 10840:2026
60.60 Standard published
Oct 5, 2026