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Fire Code Requirements for Contract Fabrics & Furnishings Used in Public Buildings
Available in Paperback or on Kindle

An invaluable asset for manufacturers, suppliers, architectural firms, specifiers, and others who need to know which test standards have to be complied with to satisfy the codes and code officials.

Code Requirements For Textiles, Plastics, & Other Materials Used in Public Buildings is the authoritative guide to fire tests required of all furnishings and contents used in public buildings.

Citing various federal, state, local, and industry voluntary standards that apply to textiles, foams, plastics, and composites used in carpeting/floor-coverings, draperies, mattress, upholstered furniture, and wall-coverings (interior finish.) This book describes tests ranging from cigarette ignition resistance to fill-scale room fire tests.

Learn the basics of each fire test including the values needed to pass the tests. Each summary is accompanied by an easy to read sketch which gives the reader a clear indication what a product must undergo during the test.

Summaries and sketches are derived from standards issued by ASTM (American Society for Testing Materials), ICC (International Code Council), NFPA (National Fire Protection Association), CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission), City of Boston, Canada/ULC, and the State of California, and federal requirements contained in the two major model building codes promulgated by NFPA and ICC.

The book is authored by Mr. Salvatore Messina with over 45 years previous experience in fire code analysis and fire testing as the founder and lead consultant of an internationally recognized independent fire testing facility.

Flammability, Smoke & Combustion Toxicity Requirements for Composites, Plastics, Textiles, and Other Materials Used in: Planes, Trains, Buses, and Cruise Ships
Available in Paperback or on Kindle

A must for suppliers of materials who want to enter this continually growing market.

REQUIRED TESTS FOR COMPOSITES, PLASTICS, TEXTILES, AND OTHER MATERIALS USED IN: PLANES, TRAINS, BUSES, AND CRUISE SHIPS presents a wealth of information that relates to the required: Flammability, Smoke, & Combustion toxicity tests.

It describes the products to be tested along with pass/fail criteria. The book’s illustrations and summaries give the reader outstanding reference points to measure the potential of their products to comply. All key modes of public transportation are analyzed.

Aircraft Industry

  • FAA Federal Aviation Administration (US)
  • BSS Boeing specification support standard
  • AITM Airbus Industries Test Method

Rail Passenger Cars (United States)

  • FRA Federal Railroad Administration
  • NFPA 130 National Fire Protection Association
  • IMO 2010 International Maritime Organization

Buses and Vans

  • Docket 90-A Federal Transit Administration (US)

Just some of the many tests that are included with pass/fail criteria.

Includes, combustion toxicity, smoke density, surface flame spread, rate of heat release, insulation burn through, vertical burn measurements, and many others.