Skin burn injury prediction. Calculation requirements and test casesProtective clothing against heat and flame

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

28-06-2024

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Committee	PH/3
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	28
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Current
Supersedes	BS ISO 13506-2:2017

This document provides technical details for calculating predicted burn injury to human skin when its surface is subject to a varying heat flux, such as may occur due to energy transmitted through and by a garment or protective clothing ensemble exposed to flames. A series of test cases are provided against which the burn injury prediction calculation method is verified. It also contains requirements for the in situ calibration of the thermal energy sensor — skin injury prediction system for the range of heat fluxes that occur under garments. The skin burn injury calculation methods as presented in this test method do not include terms for handling short wavelength radiation that may penetrate the skin. The latter include arc flashes, some types of fire exposures with liquid or solid fuels, and nuclear sources.