FLOOR COVERING STANDARD SYMBOLS

1 RESILIENT, TEXTILEAND LAMINATE FLOOR COVERINGSFLOOR COVERING STANDARD SYMBOLSFLOORCOVERINGSTANDARDSYMBOLSELAST ISCHE, TEXTILEUND LAMINAT BODENBEL GESTANDARDISIERTE SYMBOLEN F R FUSSBODENBEL GEREV TEMENTS DE SOL R SILIENTS, TEXTILES ET EN STRATIFI SSYMBOLES STANDARDIS ES DE REV TEMENTS DE SOLFLOORCOVERINGSTANDARDSYMBOLSCONTENTS > PAGE 3 INTRODUCTION PAGE 4 DESCRIPTION AND DEFINITION OF SYMBOLSE uropeanResilient Flooring Manufacturers instituteThis unique project is supported by the following federations:2 PAGE 3 INTRODUCTION PAGE 4 DESCRIPTION AND DEFINITION OF SYMBOLSFLOORCOVERINGSTANDARDSYMBOLSINTRO DUCTIONR esilient, textile and laminate FLOOR coverings have a number of specific characteristics and are classified in a number of use classes. In order to make the classification and these specific characteristics easily understandable and recognizable for the consumer, graphic SYMBOLS have been practical reasons only SYMBOLS were developed for characteristics linked directly to a European technical report An official European Technical Report will be published during 2005 listing all these graphic technical report establishes: - a system of graphic SYMBOLS for use in the marking of : resilient FLOOR coverings manufactured from plastics, linoleum, cork or rubber, excluding loose-laid mats textile FLOOR coverings, excluding loose-laid mats laminate FLOOR coverings.

2 FLOOR panel for loose laying- specifies the use of these NOTICET hese SYMBOLS are copyright protected by CEN and can only be used when the product is tested or classified according to the related SYMBOLS may not be altered, changed in any way exept size and , no parts or elements of these SYMBOLS may be copied or redesigned in order to create non-FCSS this website, you can find all necessary information regarding this project. You can download a special graphical font with all these SYMBOLS free of unique project is supported by the following federations:34dESCRIPTION AND DEFINITION OF SYMBOLSCLASSIFICATION EN 685(see relevant product standards linked with EN 685) Class 21 Domestic Moderate/Light Class 22 Domestic Class 22+ Domestic General Class 23 Domestic Class 31 Commercial Class 32 Commercial Class 33 Commercial Class 34 Commercial Very Class 41 Industrial Class 42 Industrial Class 43 Industrial MARKING EN Electrical behaviour Body voltage: EN 14041, EN 1815, ISO Electrical behaviour Vertical resistance static dissipative FLOOR COVERING : EN 14041, EN1081, ISO 10965 M Reaction to fire (11 classes).

3 EN 14041, EN 13501-1 OPQ RSTU Slip resistance (2 classes): EN 14041, EN Water tightness for resilient FLOOR coverings: EN 14041, EN Formaldehyde emission HCHO (2 classes): EN 14041, EN 717-1, EN Thermal conductivity: EN 14041, EN 1307, ISO 8302, EN ADDITIONAL Castor chair occasional use: EN 1307, EN 13329 EN 14978, EN 985, EN 15468, EN Castor chair continuous use: EN 1307, EN 14215 EN 13297, EN 985, EN 425 EN 14978, EN Stairs occasional use: EN 1307 EN 1963, EN Stairs continuous use: EN 1307, EN 1963, EN Resistance to fraying: EN 1307, EN Luxury class LC1: EN 1307, EN 14215 Luxury class LC2: EN 1307, EN 14215 Luxury class LC3: EN 1307, EN Luxury class LC4: EN 1307, EN Luxury class LC5: EN 1307, EN Light fastness: EN 1307, EN ISO 105 B02 Accoustical sound absorption: EN ISO 354, EN ISO 11654, ADDITIONAL Accoustical drum sound: draft norm EN 16205r Accoustical impact noise reduction: EN ISO 717 Abrasion resistance: EN 660-1, EN 660-2, ISO Cigarette resistance: EN Impact resistance: EN 13329, EN 14978, EN 15468, EN Locking strength of mechanically assembled panels: ISO 24334w Thickness swelling (2 classes): EN 13329, EN 14978, EN 15468 x Staining resistance: EN 423, EN Flexibility: EN Total thickness: EN 428, EN 429, ISO Dimensional stability: EN 669, EN 13329, EN 986, EN 1307, EN 14978, EN Indentation-residual.

4 EN ADDITIONAL Effect of a furniture leg: EN Resistance to chemicals: EN 423 Enhanced slip: EN Suitability for use in incidental humid conditions: EN Horizontal resistance 109 : EN 14041, EN 1081, ISO 10965[ Horizontal resistance 106 : EN 14041, EN 1081, ISO 10965] Roll length: EN 14041, EN 1081, ISO Roll width: EN 426, ISO 24341, Thickness of wear layer: EN 429= Tile size: EN 427, EN 994 Total weight: EN 430, ISO Light reflection: EN 13745? ADDITIONAL Cotton:" Viscose: ISO 2076# Hair:$ Jute:% Polyamide: ISO 2076& Polyacryl: ISO 2076 ' Polyester: ISO 2076) Polypropylene: ISO 2076* Wool:; PCP below detection limit:< Formaldehyde has not been added:> 12/04