Fireproofing and fire regulations

Concerning these two standards that coexist, the European Euroclass standards concern construction materials and floor coverings for the entire European community but the French standards, namely the "M" classification remains valid for development and decoration materials. There is an indicative table of correspondence that can only be read from left to right.

The Euroclass classification is a European evaluation system for construction products and materials. There are several categories in reaction and resistance to fire.

In reaction to fire, there are 3 main categories:

• Walls and ceilings
• Floor
• Roof

The French classification M (for Materials) remains a system in force for decoration materials and products.

Protecflam Industries provides you with solutions to meet these regulations:

By supplying fire retardant products (direct manufacturer),

- by processing your materials in its workshops,

- by coming to process on your site,

- by providing you with:

• M1 fire retardant plastic films in the mass,
• ultra-thin fire retardant wood fiber panels in the mass, M1 or Euroclass B,
• M1 semi-rigid fire retardant polypropylene plates in the mass,
• M1 fire retardant adhesives

- by offering you custom manufacturing according to your specifications.

Synthesized Euroclass Table

Other materials (temporary decorations and protections)

Comments: Furnishing materials not covered by the DPC. These materials include: decoration, furniture, curtains and net curtains, paint. They retain the old French classification "M" (reference to the standards of the NF p 92 500 series).

Construction products other than floor coverings

Comments: Classes A1 and A2, A2, A1fl and A2fls1 are assigned to very slightly combustible products and correspond to the French class M0; in no case is there an equivalence between the Euroclass and M fire classifications, but only the specific performance degrees are classified hierarchically. They then give performance indicators with respect to fire without a comparative scale with each other.

Classes B to E, and Bfl to Dfl apply to combustible products formerly M1 to M4;

The Euroclasses provide for additional classifications:

• s (1,2,3) for the production of smoke (s for "smoke").
• d (0,1,2) for the fall of drops and burning debris (d for "drop").

Floor coverings

Acronyms used