Table 1 Standards and test methods for mattress and beddings
From: Assessment of factors affecting fire performance of mattresses: a review
Issuing Authority/Country | Standard Code (Effective/Revised date) | Scope | Measured parameters |
|---|---|---|---|
United States | |||
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) | 16 CFR 1632 | Prescribes a test procedure for determination of ignition resistance of residential mattress when exposed to lighted cigarette. | Char length in any direction from the nearest point of the cigarette. |
| Â | 16 CFR 1633 (Effective July 1, 2007) | Standard for the flammability (open flame) of residential mattress sets | Peak and total heat release rate. |
BHFTI (State of California, Department of Consumer Affairs) | Cal TB 129 | Flammability test procedure for mattresses for use in public buildings | Peak and total heat release rate, mass loss in open (or furniture) calorimetry test. |
| Â | Cal TB 603 (January 2005) ( now superseded by 16 CFR 1633) | Test procedure for open-flame fire testing of residential mattresses under well-ventilated conditions. | Rate of heat release in oxygen consumption calorimetry and burning behavior. |
| Â | Cal TB 604: (January 2005, Rule making suspended in March 29, 2010) | Flammability (open flame) standard for filled bedclothes: Comforters and bed spreads | Â |
| Â | Section 1 | Â | Percentage weight loss |
| Â | Section 2 | Pillows and bed cushions | Percentage weight loss |
| Â | Section 3 | Mattress pads | Burning behavior |
| Â | Cal TB 106 Superseded by 16 CFR 1632 | Resistance of mattress or mattress pad to cigarette ignition. | Char length in any direction from the nearest point of the cigarette. |
| Â | Cal TB 121 | Flammability of mattresses used in high risk occupancies subjected to a galvanized metal container with ten (10) double sheets of loosely wadded news paper | Mass loss, change in temperature at the ceiling and CO production |
Boston Fire Department (Boston, Massachusetts) | B oston f ire Department Method ix-11 | Mattresses (with bedclothes) intended for use in health care facilities, hotels and dormitories | Full scale burning behavior using furniture calorimeter |
| Â | M ichigan Roll-Up Test | For mattresses used in jails | Mattress or pads are rolled up, tied and stuffed with newspaper and leaned against the bed frame. There is no specified test criteria |
American Standard Test Methods (ASTM) | ASTM E-1590 | Standard test method for determination of burning behavior of mattresses used in public occupancies | Rate of heat release by an oxygen consumption method, production of light-obscuring smoke and the concentrations of certain toxic gas species in the combustion gases |
| Â | ASTM D 7140 | Test method to measure heat transfer through textile thermal barrier materials. | Heat transfer properties of barrier material when exposed to a calibrated convective and radiant energy heat source for 60 seconds |
| Â | ASTM D 7016 | Test method to evaluate edge binding components (e.g. thread, tape)used in mattresses after exposure to an open flame | Flammability characteristics of mattress edge bindings and sewing threads during and after exposure to an open flame ignition source. |
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) | NFPA 267 | Standard method of test for fire characteristics of mattresses and bedding assemblies exposed to flaming ignition source | Heat release, smoke density, weight loss, and generation of carbon monoxide of mattresses and bedding assemblies using an open calorimeter environment. |
International | |||
Canada | |||
Underwriters' Laboratories (UL) | CAN/ULC-S137 | Standard test method for fire growth of mattresses (open flame test) | Measures PHRR, THR and mass loss when subjected to a specified flaming ignition source under well ventilated conditions |
| Â | UL 1895 | Fire tests of mattresses | Investigates the ability of a mattress to resist rapid heat release when subjected to a flaming ignition source |
| Â | UL 2060 (withdrawn) | Standard for fire test of mattresses with bedclothes using a furniture calorimeter | Investigates the ability of a mattress to resist rapid heat release when subjected to a flaming ignition source |
United Kingdom | |||
British Standards Institution (BS) | BS EN 597: 1995 | Assessment of the ignitability of mattress sets | Burning behavior: Unsafe escalating combustion |
| Â | (Replaced BS 6807:1990) | Ignition source: smoldering cigarette. Match flame equivalent | Smoldering through thickness Char length |
| Â | Â | Â | Flaming ignition in case of match-flame equivalent ignition source |
| Â | BS 7177:2008 | Specification for resistance to ignition of mattresses, mattress pads, divans and bed bases | - |
| Â | BS 7175:1989 | Methods of test for the ignitability of bedcovers and pillows by smoldering and flaming ignition sources | Burning behavior observed for : Hole formation, melting, dripping, charring, ignition and development of flames from smoldering. |
Sweden | |||
Swedish Standards Institute/Sweden | SS EN 597:1994 | Same as BS EN 597 : 1995 | Â |
| Â | SS 876 00 10 | Hospital beds, high performance | Â |
Denmark | |||
Denmark | NT FIRE 037 | Procedure to determine the ignitability of bedclothes, including mattress pad with small smoldering and flaming sources of ignition. | Individual component test |
Germany | |||
German Institute of Standards (DIN) | DIN EN 14533 | Textiles and textile products - Burning behavior of bedding items - Classification scheme | - |
Others | |||
International Maritime Organization (IMO) | IMO MSC. 61(67), Annex 1, Part 9, MO Res A.688 (17) | Ignitability of bedding components | As mentioned in NFPA 267, ASTM 1590 16 CFR 1633 |
ISO | ISO 12952–2:1998 | Burning behavior of bedding items -- Part 2: Specific test methods for the ignitability by a smoldering cigarette | Char length, smoldering and formation of holes |