BS ISO 16131:2012 BSl Standards Publication Leather Upholstery leather characteristics Selection of leather for furniture bsi. ..making excellence a habit: BRITISH STANDARD BS ISO 16131:2012 National foreword This British Standard is the UK implementation ofIS0 16131:2012. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee TCl/69, Footwear, leather and coated fabrics. A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary. This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application. @The British Standards Institution 2012.Published by BSI Standards Limited 2012 ISBN9780580660122 ICS 59.140.99; 97.140 Compliance witha British Standard cannot confer immunity from legalobligations. In particular, attention is drawn to: Statutory Instrument 1988 No. 1324, The Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988; Statutory Instrument 1989 No. 2358, The Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 1989; Statutory Instrument 1993 No. 207, The Furniture and Furnishings (Fire)(Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 1993; and Statutory Instrument 2010 No.2205,The Furniture and Furnishings (Fire)(Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and StrategyCommitteeon29February2012. Amendments issued since publication Date Text affected BS ISO 16131:2012 ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 16131 First edition 2012-02-01 LeatherUpholsteryleather characteristicsSelection of leatherfor furniture Cuir Caracteristiquesdescuirspourgarniture-Selectiondescuirs pourI'ameublement Reference number ISO 16131:2012(E) @ISO2012 BS ISO 16131:2012 ISO16131:2012(E) COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT ? ISO2012 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from either Iso at the address below or Iso's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Casepostale 56.CH-1211Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland ii @ ISO 2012 - All rights reserved BS ISO 16131:2012 ISO16131:2012(E) Foreword isO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies InternationalElectrotechnicalCommission(lEC)onallmattersofelectrotechnicalstandardization ThemaintaskoftechnicalcommitteesistoprepareInternationalStandards.DraftInternationalStandards International Standard requires approval byat least 75%of thememberbodies casting a vote. rights. IsO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. It isbasedonEN13336:2004,Leather—Upholsteryleathercharacteristics—Guideforselectionofleather forfurniture ISO 2012 - All rights reserved ili BS ISO 16131:2012 BS ISO 16131:2012 INTERNATIONALSTANDARD ISO 16131:2012(E) LeatherUpholsteryleathercharacteristicsSelectionof leather for furniture 1 Scope This International Standard specifies sampling and test methods, and gives recommended values for, upholstery leather for furniture. 2Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. ISO 105-B02,Textiles-Tests for colour fastness-Part B02:Colour fastness to artificial light: Xenon arc fading lamptest IsO2418,Leather-Chemical,physicalandmechanicalandfastnesstestsSamplinglocation Iso2419,Leather-Physicalandmechanicaltests-Samplepreparationandconditioning Iso2588,Leather-Sampling-Numberof itemsforagrosssample IsO3377-1,Leather—Physical and mechanical tests-Determination of tear load-Part1:Single edgetear