At the time the carpet standards were issued some carpets and rugs were treated with fire retardants or made from fibers that were treated with fire retardants.
Carpet flammability standards uk.
16 cfr 1631 ff 2 70 standard for the surface flammability of small carpets and rugs iso 6925 textile floor coverings burning behaviour tablet test at ambient temperature methenamine table.
It is used for classification against en 13501 1 classes a2 fl b fl c fl or d fl.
Nbsir78 1436 flammabilitytestingforcarpet i a benjaminands davis centerforfireresearch nationalengineeringlaboratory nationalbureauofstandards washington d c 20234 april1978 finalreport us departmentofcommerce nationalbureauofstandards.
See 16 cfr 1630 4 and 1631 4.
The carpet flammability standards describe the apparatus and procedure to be used to test carpets and rugs for compliance with the standards.
The standards provide a test to determine the surface flammability of carpets and rugs when exposed to a small ignition source.
What is the purpose of the standards for carpets and rugs.
However these requirements are complex and the bfc felt that there was a need to produce an updated guide while we await the promised revision to the regulations.
The test is applicable to all types of floorcovering including textile carpet cork wood rubber resilient laminates and resins.
These standards reduce the risks of death personal injury and property damage associated with fires that result from the ignition of carpets and rugs.