1、Designation: E2989 15E2989 15AStandard Guide forAssessment of Continued Applicability of Fire Test ReportsUsed in Building Regulation1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2989; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of
2、revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon () indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1. Scope1.1 This guide contains concepts that provide guidance for assessing the continued applicability of
3、fire response test reports ofmaterials or products used in building regulation.1.2 This guide provides guidance for sponsors and users of fire test reports on the continued applicability of fire test reports.This guide is intended to identify conditions that may cause a fire test report which was va
4、lid when prepared to no longer be anappropriate tool upon which decisions about the materials or products can be based.1.3 Application of this guide is dependent on the technical changes in the fire test standard that could impact the test results andthus the classification of the material or produc
5、t.Application of this guide will be better facilitated when fire test standards includeexplicit documentation of significant historical technical changes.1.4 This guide does not address fire test reports relating to fire resistance tests.1.5 The determination of the validity of a fire test report is
6、 outside the scope of this guide.1.6 Fire test reports or certificates on assemblies are outside the scope of this guide.1.7 Fire test reports or certificates on materials or products listed, labeled and inspected by a certification agency are outsidethe scope of this guide.NOTE 1Certification agenc
7、ies have their own criteria to assess the continued applicability of fire test reports.1.8 Some concepts contained in this guide may not be applicable to all fire test reports since they are a function of the type offire test conducted and of the type of material or product assessed.1.9 This fire st
8、andard cannot be used to provide quantitative measures.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2E84 Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building MaterialsE176 Terminology of Fire StandardsE2536 Guide for Assessment of Measurement Uncertainty in Fire Tests2.2 Other Standards:3ISO 139
9、43 Fire Safety VocabularyISO/IEC 17025 General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories3. Terminology3.1 DefinitionsFor definitions of terms used in this guide and associated with fire issues, refer to the terminology containedin Terminology E176 and ISO 13943. In case
10、 of conflict, the terminology in Terminology E176 shall prevail.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:1 This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E05 on Fire Standards and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E05.31 on Terminology and Services/ Functions.Current edi
11、tion approved Feb. 1, 2015Aug. 1, 2015. Published February 2015August 2015. Originally approved in 2015. Last previous edition approved in 2015 asE2989-15. DOI: 10.1520/E2989-152 For referencedASTM standards, visit theASTM website, www.astm.org, or contactASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org. Fo
12、r Annual Book of ASTM Standardsvolume information, refer to the standards Document Summary page on the ASTM website.3 Available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St., 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http:/www.ansi.org.This document is not an ASTM standard and is intended o
13、nly to provide the user of an ASTM standard an indication of what changes have been made to the previous version. Becauseit may not be technically possible to adequately depict all changes accurately, ASTM recommends that users consult prior editions as appropriate. In all cases only the current ver
14、sionof the standard as published by ASTM is to be considered the official document.Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States13.2.1 certification agency (organization), nan accredited agency operating a product or material certif
15、ication system thatincorporates initial product testing, assessment and surveillance of a manufacturers quality control system.3.2.2 labeled, adjequipment, materials or products to which has been affixed a label, seal, symbol or other identifying markof a nationally recognized testing laboratory, in
16、spection agency or other organization concerned with product evaluation thatmaintains periodic inspection of the production of the above-labeled items and whose labeling indicates either that the equipment,material or product meets identified standards or has been tested and found suitable for a spe
17、cified purpose.3.2.3 listed, adjequipment, materials, products or services included in a list published by an organization acceptable to thecode official and concerned with evaluation of products or services that maintains periodic inspection of production of listedequipment or materials or periodic
18、 evaluation of services and whose listing states either that the equipment, material product orservice meets identified standards or has been tested and found suitable for a specified purpose.3.2.4 user, nan individual or organization attempting to use a fire test report to demonstrate the aceptabil
19、ity of a material orproduct.3.2.5 requester, nan individual or organization responsible for determining the continued applicability of a material or productidentified in a fire test report.3.2.5.1 DiscussionA requester is often an authority having jurisdiction such as, a code official or a fire offi
20、cial.4. Summary of Guide4.1 This guide contains guidelines to evaluate the continued applicability of reaction to fire test reports.4.2 The procedures to be followed for assessing continued applicability of a fire test report may be a function of the type of firetest conducted and of the type of mat
21、erial or product assessed.4.3 When considering the continued applicability of a fire test report, the questions in 4.3.1 through 4.3.3 should be asked.4.3.1 Is the edition of the standard referenced in the fire test report and that of the regulatory requirement different?4.3.2 Is the material or pro
22、duct listed in the fire test report different from the material or product being offered for use now?4.3.3 Are the differences in 4.3.2 and the technical differences between the two standards in 4.3.1 small enough not to affectthe performance and the safety of the material or product in its end-use
23、application?5. Significance and Use5.1 This guide identifies concepts for assessing the continued applicability of fire test reports used in building regulation. Itprovides guidance to users and requesters of fire test reports, developed in accordance with the fire response test standards, suchas th
24、ose from ASTM, UL, or NFPA, to determine the continued applicability of a fire test report for regulatory use.5.2 This guide assumes that a fire test report generated by a test laboratory represents the performance of the material or productin accordance with a fire test standard identified in the r
25、eport at the time a specific material or product was tested.5.3 This guide is not designed to assist in determining the continued applicability of a material or product that is listed, labeled,or given in an evaluation report.5.4 This guide is not designed to assist in determining whether a test lab
26、oratory conducted the test reference in the fire test reportin accordance with a standard test protocol.5.5 This guide is not designed to assist in determining whether the fire test laboratory issuing a fire test report met therequirements of competence of testing and calibration methods.45.6 This g
27、uide is not designed to assist in determining the applicability of a fire test report with respect to the measurementuncertainty developed in accordance with Guide E2536.5.7 Do not consider issuance of a new edition with only editorial changes (as notated in ASTM by “epsilon,” “editoriallyrevised,”
28、or “reapproved”) as a new edition containing a technical change.6. Evaluating Changes in the Fire Test Standard6.1 As a new edition of a regulation or a code is issued, it is typical to update all referenced standards that are current at thetime of the update.4 Regulatory authorities often mandate t
29、hat private sector laboratories comply with voluntary laboratory accreditation. Compliance to ISO/IEC 17025 is a commonbenchmark for this purpose.E2989 15A26.2 When a requester requires that a material or product meet a certain fire test requirement, the regulation will normally containthe date of t
30、he required fire test standard.56.3 If the fire test report is based on the edition of the fire test standard referenced in the regulation, the material or productidentified in the fire test report is applicable.6.4 If the fire test report is based on a more recent edition of the fire test standard
31、than the one referenced in the regulation, thefire test report is generally deemed to continue to be applicable. Final determination on which standard edition is used forcompliance is the judgment of the user.user or requestor.66.5 If the fire test report is based on an earlier edition of the fire t
32、est standard than the one referenced in the regulation, thecontinued applicability of the fire test report should be determined as given in 6.5.1, 6.5.2, or 6.5.3.6.5.1 Afire test report continues to be applicable if there have been no significant technical changes to the fire test standard thatcoul
33、d impact the test results, and thus the classification of the material or product, between the version of the standard referencedin regulation and the version referenced in the fire test report.6.5.2 If in the opinion of the requester, or of an expert acceptable to the requester, the fire test stand
34、ard referenced in regulationdoes not contain technical changes that could impact the test results and thus the classification of the material or product from theedition identified in the fire test report, then the fire test report is deemed to continue to be applicable.6.5.3 If in the opinion of the
35、 requester, or of an expert acceptable to the requester, the fire test standard referenced in regulationdoes identify technical changes that could impact the test results, and thus the classification of the material or product from theedition identified in the fire test report, then the material or
36、product identified in the fire test report will likely require reevaluation.6.6 Secondary References:6.6.1 ASTM standards used in regulation are sometimes revised by the addition of references to other ASTM standards.7 Suchreferenced standard then become secondary regulatory references.6.6.2 If the
37、edition of the fire test standard referenced in regulation contains a secondary reference standard that was not presentin the edition identified in the fire test report, the fire test report should be deemed to continue to be applicable if the test procedurethat was followed to derive the fire test
38、report was consistent with the secondary reference standard.7. Evaluating Changes in Materials or Products7.1 A material or product subject to a fire test should be representative of the construction that the test was intended to assess.7.2 A fire test report continues to be applicable if the materi
39、al or product has not changed since the fire test report was issued.That is, if there has been no change to the material or product, the fire test report is deemed to continue to be applicable to thematerial or product identified in the fire test report, irrespective of the date of the fire test rep
40、ort.7.3 If there has been a change to the material or product identified in the fire test report, the continued applicability of a firetest report should be determined as given in 7.3.1.7.3.1 If in the opinion of the material or product manufacturer(s), or of the requester of the fire test report, t
41、he change to thematerial or product can affect its fire performance, the requester should require the opinion of an expert acceptable to the requesterof the impact of the change to determine continued applicability of the fire test report to the revised material or product.8. Additional Guidance8.1
42、An additional criterion to consider is the placement of material or product in a material classification system. If the fire testresult noted in a fire test report is in the middle of a material class boundary, changes to the fire test standard may be judged tonot have an effect on the classificatio
43、n of the material or product.5 A code will reference a fire test standard by its edition, typically the year of its publication.6 It is common for a requestor to accept a more recent edition of a fire test standard unless they consider that the new edition decreases fire safety.7 For example, ASTM E
44、84 has been revised by the addition of several test specimen mounting guides, developed as separate standards, to streamline mounting methods.E2989 15A39. Keywords9.1 fire test; fire test laboratory; fire test reportASTM International takes no position respecting the validity of any patent rights as
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