NFPA 556 : 2016
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GUIDE ON METHODS FOR EVALUATING FIRE HAZARD TO OCCUPANTS OF PASSENGER ROAD VEHICLES
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16-07-2019
English
01-01-2016
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Chapter 1 - Administration
Chapter 2 - Referenced Publications
Chapter 3 - Definitions
Chapter 4 - Types of Vehicles
Chapter 5 - General Description of Passenger Road
Vehicle Fires and Background Information
Chapter 6 - Approach to Evaluating Passenger Road
Vehicle Fire Hazard
Chapter 7 - Objectives and Design Criteria
Chapter 8 - Selecting Candidate Design
Chapter 9 - Typical Fire Scenarios to Be Investigated
Chapter 10 - Evaluation Methods and Tools
Chapter 11 - Individual Fire Scenarios
Chapter 12 - Further Guidance
Annex A - Explanatory Material
Annex B - Fire Retardants
Annex C - Informational References
Index
Gives guidance toward a systematic approach of the determination of the relationship between the properties of passenger road vehicles, including the materials, components and systems, and the development of hazardous conditions in the vehicle.
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Standard
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54
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THIS STANDARD IS ALSO REFERES TO :ECE R34.01,JIS D 1201
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National Fire Protection Association
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Superseded
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| Supersedes |
| NFPA 555 : 2017 | METHODS FOR EVALUATING POTENTIAL FOR ROOM FLASHOVER |
| NFPA 92 : 2018 | SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEMS |
| NFPA 301 : 2018 | SAFETY TO LIFE FROM FIRE ON MERCHANT VESSELS |
| NFPA 921 : 2017 | GUIDE FOR FIRE AND EXPLOSION INVESTIGATIONS |
| ASTM E 603 : 2017 : REDLINE | Standard Guide for Room Fire Experiments |
| UL 1685:4ED 2015-07-07 | Vertical-Tray Fire-Propagation and Smoke-Release Test for Electrical and Optical-Fiber Cables |
| ASTM E 2574/E2574M : 2017 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Fire Testing of School Bus Seat Assemblies |
| CFR 49(PTS400-571) : OCT 2017 | TRANSPORTATION |
| UL 9:8ED 2009-07-02 | Standard for Fire Tests of Window Assemblies |
| NFPA 921 : 2017 | GUIDE FOR FIRE AND EXPLOSION INVESTIGATIONS |
| ASTM D 5132 : 2017 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Horizontal Burning Rate of Polymeric Materials Used in Occupant Compartments of Motor Vehicles |
| NFPA 270 : 2013 | STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT OF SMOKE OBSCURATION USING A CONICAL RADIANT SOURCE IN A SINGLE CLOSED CHAMBER |
| NFPA 101 : 2018 | LIFE SAFETY CODE |
| ASTM D 6113 : 2016 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Using a Cone Calorimeter to Determine Fire-Test-Response Characteristics of Insulating Materials Contained in Electrical or Optical Fiber Cables |
| ASTM E 2102 : 2017 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Measurement of Mass Loss and Ignitability for Screening Purposes Using a Conical Radiant Heater |
| NFPA 289 : 2013 | STANDARD METHOD OF FIRE TEST FOR INDIVIDUAL FUEL PACKAGES |
| ASTM E 2067 : 2015 : REDLINE | Standard Practice for Full-Scale Oxygen Consumption Calorimetry Fire Tests |
| ISO 3795:1989 | Road vehicles, and tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry — Determination of burning behaviour of interior materials |
| ANSI/SAE Z26.1:1996 | SAFETY GLAZING MATERIALS FOR GLAZING MOTOR VEHICLES AND MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT OPERATING ON LAND HIGHWAYS - SAFETY STANDARD |
| NFPA SFPE PERFORMANCE BASED FIRE PROT : 2006 | SFPE ENGINEERING GUIDE TO PERFORMANCE-BASED FIRE PROTECTION |
| ASTM D 3675 : 2017 : REDLINE | TEST METHOD FOR SURFACE FLAMMABILITY OF FLEXIBLE CELLULAR MATERIALS USING A RADIANT HEAT ENERGY SOURCE |
| ASTM E 1546 : 2015 : REDLINE | Standard Guide for Development of Fire-Hazard-Assessment Standards |
| ISO/TS 17431:2006 | Fire tests— Reduced-scale model box test |
| ASTM E 136 : 2016-02 | TEST METHOD FOR BEHAVIOUR OF MATERIALS IN A VERTICAL TUBE FURNACE AT 750 DEGREES C |
| NFPA 260 : 2013 | STANDARD METHODS OF TESTS AND CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM FOR CIGARETTE IGNITION RESISTANCE OF COMPONENTS OF UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE |
| ASTM E 662 : 2017-02 | TEST METHOD FOR SPECIFIC OPTICAL DENSITY OF SMOKE GENERATED BY SOLID MATERIALS |
| ASTM E 1474 : 2014 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Determining the Heat Release Rate of Upholstered Furniture and Mattress Components or Composites Using a Bench Scale Oxygen Consumption Calorimeter |
| NFPA 261 : 2013 | TEST FOR DETERMINING RESISTANCE OF MOCK-UP UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE MATERIAL ASSEMBLIES TO IGNITION BY SMOLDERING CIGARETTES |
| SAE J 2464 : 2009 | ELECTRIC AND HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE RECHARGEABLE ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM (RESS) SAFETY AND ABUSE TESTING |
| NFPA 555 : 2017 | METHODS FOR EVALUATING POTENTIAL FOR ROOM FLASHOVER |
| BS EN 13823 : 2010 | REACTION TO FIRE TESTS FOR BUILDING PRODUCTS - BUILDING PRODUCTS EXCLUDING FLOORINGS EXPOSED TO THE THERMAL ATTACK BY A SINGLE BURNING ITEM |
| NFPA 257 : 2017 | FIRE TEST FOR WINDOW AND GLASS BLOCK ASSEMBLIES |
| NFPA 268 : 2017 | TEST METHOD FOR DETERMINING IGNITIBILITY OF EXTERIOR WALL ASSEMBLIES USING A RADIANT HEAT ENERGY SOURCE |
| NFPA 318 : 2018 | PROTECTION OF SEMICONDUCTOR FABRICATION FACILITIES |
| UL 263:14ED 2011-06-21 | Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials |
| ASTM E 162 : 2016 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Surface Flammability of Materials Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source |
| NFPA 253 : 2015 | STANDARD METHOD OF TEST FOR CRITICAL RADIANT FLUX OF FLOOR COVERING SYSTEMS USING A RADIANT HEAT ENERGY SOURCE |
| ASTM E 1354 : 2017 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Heat and Visible Smoke Release Rates for Materials and Products Using an Oxygen Consumption Calorimeter |
| ASTM E 1623 : 2016 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Determination of Fire and Thermal Parameters of Materials, Products, and Systems Using an Intermediate Scale Calorimeter (ICAL) |
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