OpenLegislation

Division 2.7.2.3 A flammable solid shall be classified in one of the two categories for this class using Method N.1 as described in 33.2.1 of the UN RTDG, Manual of Tests and Criteria in accordance with Table 2.7.1:F1

United Kingdom

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

Table 2.7.1
Criteria for flammable solids
CategoryCriteria
1

Burning rate test

Substances and mixtures other than metal powders:

  1. (a)

    wetted zone does not stop fire and

  2. (b)

    burning time < 45 seconds or burning rate > 2,2 mm/s

Metal powders

burning time ≤ 5 minutes

2

Burning rate test

Substances and mixtures other than metal powders:

  1. (a)

    wetted zone stops the fire for at least 4 minutes and

  2. (b)

    burning time < 45 seconds or burning rate > 2,2 mm/s

Metal powders

burning time > 5 minutes and ≤ 10 minutes

  1. Note 1:
  2. Note 2:

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 487/2013 of 8 May 2013 amending, for the purposes of its adaptation to technical and scientific progress, Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (Text with EEA relevance).