ASTM E2989-15a
Standard Guide for Assessment of Continued Applicability of Fire Test Reports Used in Building Regulation

Standard No.

ASTM E2989-15a

Release Date

2015

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Status

Be replaced

Replace By

ASTM E2989-19

Latest

ASTM E2989-19a(2024)

Scope

5.1 This guide identifies concepts for assessing the continued applicability of fire test reports used in building regulation. It provides guidance to users and requesters of fire test reports, developed in accordance with the fire response test standards, such as those 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 product in accordance with a fire test standard identified in the report 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 laboratory conducted the test reference in the fire test report in 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 the requirements of competence of testing and calibration methods.4

5.6 This guide is not designed to assist in determining the applicability of a fire test report with respect to the measurement uncertainty 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,” “editorially revised,” or “reapproved”) as a new edition containing a technical change.

1.1 This guide contains concepts that provide guidance for assessing the continued applicability of fire response test reports of materials 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 valid when prepared to no longer be an appropriate 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 and thus the classification of the material or product. Application of this guide will be better facilitated when fire test standards include explicit 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 outside the scope of this guide.

ASTM E2989-15a Referenced Document

• ASTM E176 Standard Terminology of Fire Standards
• ASTM E2536 Standard Guide for Assessment of Measurement Uncertainty in Fire Tests
• ASTM E84 Standard Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials
• ISO 13943 Fire safety — Vocabulary
• ISO/IEC 17025 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories [Standard in French]

ASTM E2989-15a history

• 2024 ASTM E2989-19a(2024) Standard Guide for Assessment of Continued Applicability of Reaction to Fire Test Reports Used in Building Regulation
• 2019 ASTM E2989-19a Standard Guide for Assessment of Continued Applicability of Reaction to Fire Test Reports Used in Building Regulation
• 2019 ASTM E2989-19 Standard Guide for Assessment of Continued Applicability of Reaction to Fire Test Reports Used in Building Regulation
• 2015 ASTM E2989-15a Standard Guide for Assessment of Continued Applicability of Fire Test Reports Used in Building Regulation
• 2015 ASTM E2989-15 Standard Guide for Assessment of Continued Applicability of Fire Test Reports Used in Building Regulation