NFPA 556:2024
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Guide on Methods for Evaluating Fire Hazard to Occupants of Passenger Road Vehicles
Available format(s)
Hardcopy
Language(s)
English
Published date
13-05-2023
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Important note : Users cannot be edited or removed once added to your Multi user PDF.This document addresses issues associated with the development of hazardous conditions from fire involving passenger road vehicles and the time available for safe egress or rescue.
| DocumentType |
Guide
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| Pages |
54
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| PublisherName |
National Fire Protection Association
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| Status |
Current
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| NFPA 270:2023 | Standard Test Method for Measurement of Smoke Obscuration Using a Conical Radiant Source in a Single Closed Chamber |
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| ASTM E 648 : 2009 | Standard Test Method for Critical Radiant Flux of Floor-Covering Systems Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source |
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| NFPA 261:2023 | Standard Method of Test for Determining Resistance of Mock-Up Upholstered Furniture Material Assemblies to Ignition by Smoldering Cigarettes |
| ISO 3795:1989 | Road vehicles, and tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry — Determination of burning behaviour of interior materials |
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| ASTM E 1321 : 2018 | Standard Test Method for Determining Material Ignition and Flame Spread Properties |
| NFPA SFPE PERFORMANCE BASED FIRE PROT : 2006 | SFPE ENGINEERING GUIDE TO PERFORMANCE-BASED FIRE PROTECTION |
| ASTM E 1474 : 2021 | Standard Test Method for Determining the Heat Release Rate of Upholstered Furniture and Mattress Components or Composites Using a Bench Scale Oxygen Consumption Calorimeter |
| ASTM E 1995 : 2021 | Standard Test Method for Measurement of Smoke Obscuration Using a Conical Radiant Source in a Single Closed Chamber, With the Test Specimen Oriented Horizontally |
| ASTM D 5537 : 2023 | Standard Test Method for Heat Release, Flame Spread, Smoke Obscuration, and Mass Loss Testing of Insulating Materials Contained in Electrical or Optical Fiber Cables When Burning in a Vertical Cable Tray Configuration |
| ASTM E 2280 : 2021 | Standard Guide for Fire Hazard Assessment of the Effect of Upholstered Seating Furniture Within Patient Rooms of Health Care Facilities |
| ASTM E 2652 : 2022 | Standard Test Method for Assessing Combustibility of Materials Using a Tube Furnace with a Cone-shaped Airflow Stabilizer, at 750 °C |
| ISO/TS 17431:2006 | Fire tests— Reduced-scale model box test |
| NFPA 289:2023 | Standard Method of Fire Test for Individual Fuel Packages |
| ASTM E 2067 : 2022 | Standard Practice for Full-Scale Oxygen Consumption Calorimetry Fire Tests |
| NFPA 555:2021 | Guide on Methods for Evaluating Potential for Room Flashover |
| ASTM E 1546 : 2021 | Standard Guide for Development of Fire-Hazard-Assessment Standards |
| ASTM D 5132 : 2020 | Standard Test Method for Horizontal Burning Rate of Polymeric Materials Used in Occupant Compartments of Motor Vehicles |
| NFPA 318:2022 | Standard for the Protection of Semiconductor Fabrication Facilities |
| NFPA 268:2022 | Standard Test Method for Determining Ignitability of Exterior Wall Assemblies Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source |
| ASTM E 1529 : 2022 | Standard Test Methods for Determining Effects of Large Hydrocarbon Pool Fires on Structural Members and Assemblies |
| NFPA 257:2022 | Standard on Fire Test for Window and Glass Block Assemblies |
| NFPA 253:2023 | Standard Method of Test for Critical Radiant Flux of Floor Covering Systems Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source |
| NFPA 101:2021 | Life Safety Code |
| ASTM D 6113 : 2021 | Standard Test Method for Using Cone Calorimeter to Determine Fire-Test-Response Characteristics of Insulating Materials Contained in Electrical or Optical Fiber Cables |
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