ASTM E2061-15
Standard Guide for Fire Hazard Assessment of Rail Transportation Vehicles

Standard No.

ASTM E2061-15

Release Date

2015

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Status

Be replaced

Replace By

ASTM E2061-18

Latest

ASTM E2061-23

Scope

4.1 This guide is intended for use by those undertaking the development of fire hazard assessments for rail transportation vehicles and products contained within rail transportation vehicles.

4.2 This guide provides information on an approach to develop a fire hazard assessment, but fixed procedures are not established. Any limitations in the availability of data, of appropriate test procedures, of adequate fire models, or in the advancement of scientific knowledge, will place significant constraints upon the procedure for the assessment of fire hazard.

4.3 A fire hazard assessment developed following this guide must specify all steps required to determine fire hazard measures for which safety thresholds or pass/fail criteria can be meaningfully set by responsible authorities. It is preferred that such exercises have input from various sources.

4.4 Outcomes: Use and Application.A fire hazard assessment developed as a result of using this guide should be able to assess a new product being considered for use in a certain rail transportation vehicle and reach one of the conclusions listed in 4.4.1 – 4.4.4.

4.4.1 New Product Safer than Product Currently in Use.The new product is safer, in terms of predicted fire performance, than the one in established use. In this case, the new product is desirable, from the point of view of fire safety.

4.4.2 New Product Equivalent in Safety to Product Currently in Use.There is no difference between the predicted fire safety of the new product and of the one in established use. In this case, use of the new product provides neither advantage nor disadvantage, from the point of view of fire safety.

4.4.3 New Product Less Safe than Product Currently in Use.The new product is less safe, in terms of predicted fire performance, than the one in established use. In this case, a direct substitution of products would provide a lower level of safety and the new product would be undesirable, and should not be used, from the point of view of fire safety, without other compensatory changes being made.

4.4.3.1 New Product Different in Safety to Product Currently in Use.A new product that is less safe, in terms of predicted fire performance, can nevertheless be made acceptable if, and only if, it is part of a complete, comprehensive, fire safety design for the rail transportation vehicle. Such redesign of the vehicle should include other features such as use of an alternative layout or increased use of automatic fire protection systems, that demonstrably produce the same or better safety for the complete design. In such cases, a more in-depth fire hazard assessment would have to be conducted to ensure that the entire design achieves the safety goals, and the new product would be acceptable only as part of the larger, approved design.

ASTM E2061-15 Referenced Document

• ASTM C1166 Standard Test Method for Flame Propagation of Dense and Cellular Elastomeric Gaskets and Accessories
• ASTM D123 Standard Terminology Relating to Textiles
• ASTM D2724 Standard Test Methods for Bonded, Fused, and Laminated Apparel Fabrics
• ASTM D3574 Standard Test Methods for Flexible Cellular Materials8212;Slab, Bonded, and Molded Urethane Foams
• ASTM D3675 Standard Test Method for Surface Flammability of Flexible Cellular Materials Using A Radiant Heat Energy Source
• ASTM D5424 Standard Test Method for Smoke Obscuration of Insulating Materials Contained in Electrical or Optical Fiber Cables When Burning in a Vertical Cable Tray Configuration
• ASTM D5537 Standard Test Method for Heat Release, Flame Spread and Mass Loss Testing of Insulating Materials Contained in Electrical or Optical Fiber Cables When Burning in a Vertical Cable Tray Configuration
• ASTM D6113 Standard Test Method for Using a Cone Calorimeter to Determine Fire-Test Response Characteristics of Insulating Materials Contained in Electrical or Optical Fiber Cables
• ASTM E119 Standard Test Methods for Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials
• ASTM E1321 Standard Test Method for Determining Material Ignition and Flame Spread Properties
• ASTM E1354 Standard Test Method for Heat and Visible Smoke Release Rates for Materials and Products Using an Oxygen Consumption Calorimeter
• ASTM E1355 Standard Guide for Evaluating the Predictive Capability of Deterministic Fire Models
• ASTM E1472 Standard Guide for Documenting Computer Software for Fire Models
• 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*， 2024-04-20 Update
• ASTM E1590 Standard Test Method for Fire Testing of Mattresses
• ASTM E1591 Standard Guide for Obtaining Data for Fire Growth Models
• ASTM E162 Standard Test Method for Surface Flammability of Materials Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source
• ASTM E1623 Standard Test Method for Determination of Fire and Thermal Parameters of Materials, Products, and Systems Using an Intermediate Scale Calorimeter (ICAL)
• ASTM E1740 Standard Test Method for Determining the Heat Release Rate and Other Fire-Test-Response Characteristics of Wall Covering or Ceiling Covering Composites Using a Cone Calorimeter
• ASTM E176 Standard Terminology of Fire Standards
• ASTM E603 Standard Guide for Room Fire Experiments
• ASTM E648 Standard Test Method for Critical Radiant Flux of Floor-Covering Systems Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source
• 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
• ISO 13943 Fire safety — Vocabulary
• ISO 4880 Burning behaviour of textiles and textile products - Vocabulary
• ISO 9705 Fire tests; full-scale room test for surface products; technical corrigendum 1

ASTM E2061-15 history

• 2023 ASTM E2061-23 Standard Guide for Fire Hazard Assessment of Rail Transportation Vehicles
• 2020 ASTM E2061-20 Standard Guide for Fire Hazard Assessment of Rail Transportation Vehicles
• 2018 ASTM E2061-18 Standard Guide for Fire Hazard Assessment of Rail Transportation Vehicles
• 2015 ASTM E2061-15 Standard Guide for Fire Hazard Assessment of Rail Transportation Vehicles
• 2012 ASTM E2061-12 Standard Guide for Fire Hazard Assessment of Rail Transportation Vehicles
• 2009 ASTM E2061-09a Standard Guide for Fire Hazard Assessment of Rail Transportation Vehicles
• 2009 ASTM E2061-09 Standard Guide for Fire Hazard Assessment of Rail Transportation Vehicles
• 2006 ASTM E2061-06 Standard Guide for Fire Hazard Assessment of Rail Transportation Vehicles
• 2003 ASTM E2061-03 Guide for Fire Hazard Assessment of Rail Transportation Vehicles
• 2002 ASTM E2061-02a Guide for Fire Hazard Assessment of Rail Transportation Vehicles
• 2002 ASTM E2061-02 Guide for Fire Hazard Assessment of Rail Transportation Vehicles
• 2001 ASTM E2061-01a Guide for Fire Hazard Assessment of Rail Transportation Vehicles
• 2001 ASTM E2061-01e1 Guide for Fire Hazard Assessment of Rail Transportation Vehicles
• 2001 ASTM E2061-01 Guide for Fire Hazard Assessment of Rail Transportation Vehicles
• 2000 ASTM E2061-00b Guide for Fire Hazard Assessment of Rail Transportation Vehicles
• 2000 ASTM E2061-00a Guide for Fire Hazard Assessment of Rail Transportation Vehicles