ASTM F1870-22
Standard Guide for Selection of Fire Test Methods for the Assessment of Upholstered Furnishings in Detention and Correctional Facilities

Standard No.

ASTM F1870-22

Release Date

2022

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

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ASTM F1870-22

Scope

1.1 This is a fire-test-response guide. 1.2 This guide is intended to provide guidance for the selection of test methods that are applicable to determining fire-test-response characteristics of upholstered furniture items contained within a detention cell. 1.3 This guide is intended for use by those interested in assessing the fire properties of the upholstery products and their component materials or composites, within cells and other areas (such as isolation lounges) of detention and correctional occupancies. 1.4 This guide includes standard test methods promulgated by ASTM, NFPA, Underwriters Laboratories, trade associations and government agencies and other proposed test methods. It does not include industrial materials specification tests. The guide indicates some means by which modifications of standard test methods lead to potential achievement of certain testing goals. 1.5 The values stated in SI units are to regarded as standard; see IEEE/ASTM SI 10 for further details. The units given in parentheses are for information only. Some individual standards referenced use inch-pound units for referee decisions. 1.6 This guide contains four types of test methods, namely: (1) generic small-scale methods, (2) specific applications of small-scale test methods to particular products or composites of products, associated with upholstery items, (3) real-scale test methods where actual upholstery products are exposed to heat or flame, and (4) guides explaining the concepts involved with room-scale testing. 1.7 The main fire-test-response characteristics investigated in this guide are: ignitability, ease of extinction, flame spread, heat release, smoke obscuration and toxic potency of smoke. 1.8 This guide measures and describes the response of materials, products, or assemblies to heat and flame under controlled conditions, but does not by itself incorporate all factors required for fire hazard or fire risk assessment of the materials, products, or assemblies under actual fire conditions. 1.9 Fire testing is inherently hazardous. Adequate safeguards for personnel and property shall be employed in conducting these tests. 1.10 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. 1.11 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

ASTM F1870-22 Referenced Document

• ASTM D123 Standard Terminology Relating to Textiles*， 2023-09-14 Update
• ASTM D1929 Standard Test Method for Determining Ignition Temperature of Plastics
• ASTM D2863 Standard Test Method for Measuring the Minimum Oxygen Concentration to Support Candle-like Combustion of Plastics (Oxygen Index)
• ASTM D3675 Standard Test Method for Surface Flammability of Flexible Cellular Materials Using A Radiant Heat Energy Source
• ASTM E1321 Standard Test Method for Determining Material Ignition and Flame Spread Properties
• ASTM E1352 Standard Test Method for Cigarette Ignition Resistance of Mock-Up Upholstered Furniture Assemblies
• ASTM E1353 Standard Test Methods for Cigarette Ignition Resistance of Components of Upholstered Furniture
• ASTM E1354 Standard Test Method for Heat and Visible Smoke Release Rates for Materials and Products Using an Oxygen Consumption Calorimeter
• ASTM E1474 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 E1537 Standard Test Method for Fire Testing of Real Scale Upholstered Furniture
• ASTM E1546 Standard Guide for Development of Fire-Hazard-Assessment Standards*， 2024-04-22 Update
• ASTM E1590 Standard Test Method for Fire Testing of Mattresses
• ASTM E162 Standard Test Method for Surface Flammability of Materials Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source
• ASTM E1678 Standard Test Method for Measuring Smoke Toxicity for Use in Fire Hazard Analysis
• ASTM E176 Standard Terminology of Fire Standards
• ASTM E2187 Standard Test Method for Measuring the Ignition Strength of Cigarettes
• ASTM E2257 Standard Test Method for Room Fire Test of Wall and Ceiling Materials and Assemblies
• ASTM E3020 Standard Practice for Ignition Sources
• ASTM E603 Standard Guide for Room Fire Experiments
• ASTM E662 Standard Test Method for Specific Optical Density of Smoke Generated by Solid Materials
• ASTM E906 Standard Test Method for Heat and Visible Smoke Release Rates for Materials and Products
• ASTM F1534 Standard Test Method for Determining Changes in Fire-Test-Response Characteristics of Cushioning Materials After Water Leaching
• ASTM F1550 Standard Test Method for Determination of Fire-Test-Response Characteristics of Components or Composites of Mattresses or Furniture for Use in Correctional Facilities after Exposure to Vandalism, by E
• IEEE/ASTM SI 10 American National Standard for Metric Practice
• ISO 13943 Fire safety — Vocabulary*， 2023-09-01 Update
• ISO 3261 Fire tests; Vocabulary Bilingual edition
• ISO 4880 Burning behaviour of textiles and textile products - Vocabulary
• ISO 5659-2 Plastics - Smoke generation - Part 2: Determination of optical density by a single-chamber test
• ISO 9705 Fire tests; full-scale room test for surface products; technical corrigendum 1

ASTM F1870-22 history

• 2022 ASTM F1870-22 Standard Guide for Selection of Fire Test Methods for the Assessment of Upholstered Furnishings in Detention and Correctional Facilities
• 2016 ASTM F1870-16 Standard Guide for Selection of Fire Test Methods for the Assessment of Upholstered Furnishings in Detention and Correctional Facilities
• 2011 ASTM F1870-11 Standard Guide for Selection of Fire Test Methods for the Assessment of Upholstered Furnishings in Detention and Correctional Facilities
• 2005 ASTM F1870-05 Standard Guide for Selection of Fire Test Methods for the Assessment of Upholstered Furnishings in Detention and Correctional Facilities
• 1999 ASTM F1870-99 Standard Guide for Selection of Fire Test Methods for the Assessment of Upholstered Furnishings in Detention and Correctional Facilities