Fire testing for the railway industry – EN 45545-2 and EN 45545-3
We asses the fire performance of products, components and/or materials for railway vehicles in accordance with EN 45545-2 and EN 45545-3.
To offer our fire tests services for the railway industry, we have our own accredited laboratories.
- Testing according to prevailing national and international regulations
- Reaction and resistance to fire tests
- Emission of heat, ignitability, smoke toxicity and opacity, spread of flame tests, evaluation of integrity, insulation and load-bearing capacity of fire barriers.
- Development and advice on customised protocols and methodologies for verifying safety performance.
- Guidance on the proper specification of requirements for railway projects.
- Analysis of fire performance of batteries and their enclosures (thermal runaway, smoke emission, etc.).
- We perform the following fire reaction tests according to the European Railway Standards: EN 45545-2_ Materials and components
- Cone calorimeter test: EN ISO 5660-1
- Radiant panel test: EN ISO 9239-1
- Ignitability test: EN ISO 11925-2
- Opacity test: EN ISO 5659-2
- Oxygen index, LOI: EN ISO 4859-2
- Spread of flame test: EN ISO 5658-2
- Cable flammability test: EN 60332-1-2
- Flammability test: EN 60695-11-10
- Glow wire test: EN ISO 60695-2-11 Fire hazard testing
- We carry out the following fire resistance tests according to the European Railway Standards: EN 45545-3_Firewalls
- Fire resistance test: EN 1363-1
- Fire resistance tests for non-loadbearing elements: EN 1364-1 and EN 1364-2
- Doors Fire resistance tests: EN 1634-1
- Experimental furnace tests for preliminary evaluations, discrimination of design options and compliance with unique requirements.
Aimed at:
- Public Administrations (railway infrastructure)
- Railway construction companies
- Manufacturers of components for railways and auxiliary industry
- Engineering Firms
Certifications and Accreditations
Member of the European Group of Organisations for Fire Testing, Inspection and Certification (EGOLF)
CERTIFER recognition
Laboratory certified in ISO 9001 and ISO 17025 (ENAC certification No. 4/LE063)
ENAC ILAC accreditation for the construction sector in compliance with ISO 17025, under file No. 4/LE024
ENAC ILAC accreditation for acoustics in compliance with ISO 17025, under file No. 4/LE456. Laboratory with certified management system in accordance with standard UNE-EN 9100:2010.
Notified Body No. 1292 for the Construction Products Directive
Technical Assessment Body (TAB) for issuing European Technical Assessments (ETAs) for Construction Products.
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