ASTM E1546-07
(Guide)Standard Guide for Development of Fire-Hazard-Assessment Standards
Standard Guide for Development of Fire-Hazard-Assessment Standards
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
This guide is intended for use by those undertaking the development of fire-hazard-assessment standards. Such standards are expected to be useful to manufacturers, architects, specification writers, and authorities having jurisdiction.
As a guide, this document provides information on an approach to the development of a fire hazard standard; fixed procedures are not established. Limitations of data, available tests and models, and scientific knowledge may constitute significant constraints on the fire-hazard-assessment procedure.
While the focus of this guide is on developing firehazard-assessment standards for products, the general concepts presented also may apply to processes, activities, occupancies, and buildings.
SCOPE
1.1 This guide covers the development of fire-hazard-assessment standards.
1.2 This guide is directed toward development of standards that will provide procedures for assessing fire hazards harmful to people, animals, or property.
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 and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.3 This fire standard cannot be used to provide quantitative measures.
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An American National Standard
Designation:E1546–07
Standard Guide for
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Development of Fire-Hazard-Assessment Standards
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E 1546; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope Appendix X1. When revisions are finalized in Terminology
E 176, the revised terms will be included in this guide.
1.1 This guide covers the development of fire-hazard-
assessment standards.
4. Significance and Use
1.2 This guide is directed toward development of standards
4.1 This guide is intended for use by those undertaking the
that will provide procedures for assessing fire hazards harmful
development of fire-hazard-assessment standards. Such stan-
to people, animals, or property.
dards are expected to be useful to manufacturers, architects,
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
specification writers, and authorities having jurisdiction.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
4.2 As a guide, this document provides information on an
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
approach to the development of a fire hazard standard; fixed
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
procedures are not established. Limitations of data, available
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
tests and models, and scientific knowledge may constitute
1.4 This fire standard cannot be used to provide quantitative
significantconstraintsonthefire-hazard-assessmentprocedure.
measures.
4.3 While the focus of this guide is on developing
2. Referenced Documents firehazard-assessment standards for products, the general con-
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cepts presented also may apply to processes, activities, occu-
2.1 ASTM Standards:
pancies, and buildings.
E 176 Terminology of Fire Standards
E 603 Guide for Room Fire Experiments
5. Key Elements
2.2 Other ASTM Document:
3 5.1 This guide uses as its key elements the following:
Form and Style for ASTM Standards
5.1.1 The purpose of a fire-hazard-assessment standard is to
2.3 National Fire Protection Association:
4 provide a standardized procedure for assembling a compilation
NFPA 901 Uniform Coding for Fire Protection
of information relevant to the fire hazard of a product under
2.4 ISO Standards:
specific conditions of use.
ISO 13943 Fire Safety – Vocabulary
5.1.2 The information assembled should be relevant to the
3. Terminology purpose of assessing the fire hazard of the specific designated
product within the range of designated fire scenarios.
3.1 Definitions—SeeTerminology E 176 and ISO 13943.In
5.1.3 The information assembled should be explicit and
case of conflict the definitions in Terminology E 176 shall
quantitative and should provide a sufficiently thorough exami-
prevail. Terms used for developing this standard are shown in
nation of the product’s fire hazard under the conditions defined
by the scope of the specific standard, so as to permit valid
choices and decisions with respect to the fire hazard of that
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product.
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E05.33 on Fire Safety Engineering.
Current edition approved July 1, 2007. Published August 2007. Originally
5.1.4 A persuasive scientific case must be made in the
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approved in 1993. Last previous edition approved in 2000 as E 1546–00 .
documentation of a specific fire-hazard-assessment standard
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
that the procedures, data, and hazard measures specified by the
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
standard will address questions about a product’s fire hazard
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website.
with sufficient accuracy and validity that a more thorough
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assessment should specify those conditions under which a 7.2.1.4 The structure of the fire-hazard-assessment proce-
more thorough fire-hazard-assessment procedure should be dure,
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