Fire reaction testing

Reaction to Fire Testing

About the sector

Reaction to fire of construction products

The reaction to fire testing laboratory carries out testing of construction products in accordance with European (EN) standards and classifies them in accordance with standard LVS EN 13501-1.

Reaction to fire measures the the contribution of a construction materials or systems to fire growth in case of materials ignition.

Laboratory accomplishes required tests for classification of different construction materials in the reaction to fire classes – A2; B; C; D; E and F.

The staff of the laboratory upgrades qualifications by attending appropriate courses, and seminars both in Latvia and abroad as well organizing proficiency testing within the frame of the reaction to fire testing laboratory.

The testing laboratory has been accredited by the Latvian National Accreditation Bureau (LATAK) in accordance with the requirements of LVS EN ISO/IEC 17025:2017 and has been assigned registration No. T-316.

The accreditation certificate and scope are available here.

The testing laboratory is a member of EGOLF (European Group of Organizations for Fire Testing, Inspection and Certification) www.egolf.global, which provides the harmonized approach of rendered testing services and classification of materials.

Classification

Reaction to fire classes

A2

B

C

D

E

F

Classification is carried out in accordance with standard LVS EN 13501-1.

Technical documents

Testing standards

Updated: 28.07.2026

Accredited testing methods (the list of methods AD-04, v.34):
EN 13823:2020+A1:2022EN ISO 9239-1:2025
EN ISO 1716:2018EN ISO 11925-2:2020
EN 13501-1:2018 – Reaction to fire classification
Testing methods outside the scope of accreditation for evaluation of the reaction to fire performance:
ISO 5660-1:2015+A1:2021
testing

Contact persons

Edgars, MEKA biedrs, portreta fotogrāfija

Edgars Bukšāns

Head of Reaction to Fire
Testing sector

Mobile: +371 26372288
edgars.buksans@e-koks.lv

Elīna, MEKA biedrs, portreta fotogrāfija

Elīna Borovikova

Laboratory Engineer of the Reaction
to Fire Testing Sector

Mobile: +371 28 376 632
elina.borovikova@e-koks.lv

Are you interested in fire reaction testing?

Please get in touch; we will be happy to answer any questions you may have about our testing services, methods and the application process.
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