NFPA 265-2015 Standard Methods of Fire Tests for Evaluating Room Fire Growth Contribution of Textile or Expanded Vinyl Wall Coverings on Full Height Panels and Walls (Effective Dat.pdf

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30、luatingRoomFireGrowthContributionofTextile orExpandedVinylWallCoveringsonFullHeightPanelsandWalls 2015Edition This edition of NFPA 265, Standard Methods of Fire Tests for Evaluating Room Fire Growth Contribution of Textile or Expanded Vinyl Wall Coverings on Full Height Panels and Walls, was pre- pa

31、red by the Technical Committee on Fire Tests. It was issued by the Standards Council on November 11, 2014, with an effective date of December 1, 2014, and supersedes all previous editions. This edition of NFPA 265 was approved as an American National Standard on De- cember 1, 2014. This edition of N

32、FPA 265 was approved as an American National Standard on December 1, 2014. OriginandDevelopmentofNFPA265 The danger of using carpet-like textile coverings on walls and ceilings is well known, and these coverings have been recognized as a major contributing factor in many fires. Research conducted by

33、 the Fire Research Laboratory of the University of California at Berkeley and the American Textile Manufacturers Institute produced a report, “Room Fire Experience of Tex- tile Wall Coverings,” that indicated that consideration of only the flame spread rating as measured by NFPA 255, Standard Method

34、 of Test of Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials, might not reliably predict the fire behavior of textile wall coverings. The proposed standard was intended to fill a void and complement the series of interior finish fire tests that were being referenced in NFPA 101, Life Safety Cod

35、e, and other codes. The standard created a testing method that addressed the recognized hazards of using textile materials for wall coverings by supplying a means to evaluate the performance characteristics under specified fire exposure conditions and providing a valid repeatable and reproducible fi

36、re test method. The 1998 edition was revised to include current practices used in testing laboratories. Requirements for the measurement of smoke obscuration were also added. These changes were directly associated with the revisions to the 1997 edition of NFPA 101, Life Safety Code,on interior finis

37、hes. The 2002 edition was revised to comply with the Manual of Style for NFPA Technical Committee Documents regarding standardization of format. The 2007 edition was revised to include new requirements for visual documentation. Spe- cific protocols and other related requirements were added for video

38、 and photographic equip- ment. Revisions were also made to the test procedure, and what was known as the Method A Test Protocol in previous editions was moved to Annex C. Method A is a screening protocol and was deemed not to be equivalent to Method B, which tests three fully lined walls. The 2011 e

39、dition was revised to include expanded vinyl wall coverings. New requirements were added to Section 5.1 to provide more guidance on specimen mounting. The 2015 edition has been updated to include new requirements for specimen descrip- tions and to address adhesives used in panels constructed at the

40、test facility. 2651 NFPA and National Fire Protection Association are registered trademarks of the National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169.TechnicalCommitteeonFireTests BarryL.Badders,Jr., Chair Southwest Research Institute, TX RT ScottW.Adams, Park City Fire Service Distri

41、ct, UT E Rep. International Fire Marshals Association FaridAlfawakhiri, American Iron and Steel Institute, IL M JesseJ.Beitel, Hughes Associates, Inc., MD SE JamesA.Burns, New York State Department, NY E Rep. Firemens Association of the State of New York GordonH.Damant, Inter-City Testing & Consulti

42、ng Corp. of California, CA SE ScottE.Dillon, Crane Engineering, IL SE WilliamE.Fitch, P, FL SE MarceloM.Hirschler, GBH International, CA SE PaulA.Hough, Armstrong World Industries, Inc., PA M MohammedM.Khan, FM Global, MA I WilliamE.Koffel, Koffel Associates, Inc., MD SE RichardT.Long,Jr., Exponent,

43、 Inc., MD M Rep. Upholstered Furniture Action Council MichaelE.Luna, Intertek Testing Services, TX RT AndreW.Marshall, University of Maryland, MD SE RodneyA.McPhee, Canadian Wood Council, Canada M KathleenA.Newman, Firetect, CA M DavidT.Sheppard, U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosiv

44、es, MD RT DwayneE.Sloan, UL LLC, NC RT KumaSumathipala, American Wood Council, DC M RobertA.Wessel, Gypsum Association, MD M Alternates ErikH.Anderson, Koffel Associates, Inc., MD SE (Alt. to W. E. Koffel) RichardJ.Davis, FM Global, MA I (Alt. to M. M. Khan) TimothyEarl, GBH International, MI SE (Al

45、t. to M. M. Hirschler) SamW.Francis, American Wood Council, PA M (Alt. to K. Sumathipala) StephenP.Fuss, U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives, MD RT (Alt. to D. T. Sheppard) MarcL.Janssens, Southwest Research Institute, TX RT (Alt. to B. L. Badders, Jr.) ArthurJ.Parker, Hughes Ass

46、ociates, Inc., MD SE (Alt. to J. J. Beitel) StanislavI.Stoliarov, University of Maryland, MD SE (Alt. to A. W. Marshall) InekeVanZeeland, Canadian Wood Council, Canada M (Alt. to R. A. McPhee) RobertJ.Wills, American Iron and Steel Institute, AL M (Alt. to F. Alfawakhiri) JoeZiolkowski, American Fur

47、niture Manufacturers Association, NC M (Alt. to R. T. Long, Jr.) Nonvoting RobertH.Barker, American Fiber Manufacturers Association, VA M Rep. American Fiber Manufacturers Association RohitKhanna, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, MD C TracyL.Vecchiarelli, NFPA Staff Liaison This list represe

48、nts the membership at the time the Committee was balloted on the final text of this edition. Since that time, changes in the membership may have occurred. A key to classifications is found at the back of the document. NOTE: Membership on a committee shall not in and of itself constitute an endorseme

49、nt of the Association or any document developed by the committee on which the member serves. Committee Scope: This Committee shall have primary responsibility for documents on fire testing proce- dures, for reviewing existing fire test standards and recommending appropriate action to NFPA, for recom- mending the application of and advising on the interpretation of acceptable test standards for fire problems of concern to NFPA technical committees and members, and for acting in a liaison capacity