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NFPA - 262

Standard Method of Test for Flame Travel and Smoke of Wires and Cables for Use in Air-Handling Spaces

active, Most Current
Organization: NFPA
Publication Date: 1 January 2023
Status: active
Page Count: 39
scope:

This standard shall prescribe the methodology to measure flame travel distance and optical density of smoke for insulated, jacketed, or both, electrical wires and cables and optical fiber cables that are to be installed in plenums and other spaces used to transport environmental air without being enclosed in raceways.

This test method shall not provide information on the fire performance of insulating materials contained in electrical or optical cables in fire conditions other than the ones specifically used in Section 6.6 of this standard, nor shall it measure the contribution of the cables to a developing fire condition.

Although this test uses equipment similar to that used in ASTM E84, Standard Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials, or in UL 723, Test for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials, sufficient changes have been made to the chamber so that a test conducted in the apparatus used for ASTM E84 or UL 723 shall not be considered identical or productive of comparable results.

Because this standard does not purport to address all of the safety problems associated with its use, it shall be the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and to determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

NOTICE: An asterisk (*) following the number or letter designating a paragraph indicates that explanatory material on the paragraph can be found in Annex A.

A reference in brackets [ ] following a section or paragraph indicates material that has been extracted from another NFPA document. Extracted text may be edited for consistency and style and may include the revision of internal paragraph references and other references as appropriate. Requests for interpretations or revisions of extracted text shall be sent to the technical committee responsible for the source document.

Information on referenced publications can be found in Chapter 2 and Annex E.

Document History

262
January 1, 2023
Standard Method of Test for Flame Travel and Smoke of Wires and Cables for Use in Air-Handling Spaces
This standard shall prescribe the methodology to measure flame travel distance and optical density of smoke for insulated, jacketed, or both, electrical wires and cables and optical fiber cables that...
January 1, 2019
Standard Method of Test for Flame Travel and Smoke of Wires and Cables for Use in Air- Handling Spaces
This standard shall prescribe the methodology to measure flame travel distance and optical density of smoke for insulated, jacketed, or both, electrical wires and cables and optical fiber cables that...
January 1, 2015
Standard Method of Test for Flame Travel and Smoke of Wires and Cables for Use in Air-Handling Spaces
This standard shall prescribe the methodology to measure flame travel distance and optical density of smoke for insulated, jacketed, or both, electrical wires and cables and optical fiber cables that...
January 1, 2011
Standard Method of Test for Flame Travel and Smoke of Wires and Cables for Use in Air-Handling Spaces
This standard shall prescribe the methodology to measure flame travel distance and optical density of smoke for insulated, jacketed, or both, electrical wires and cables and optical fiber cables that...
January 1, 2007
Standard Method of Test for Flame Travel and Smoke of Wires and Cables for Use in Air-Handling Spaces
This standard shall prescribe the methodology to measure flame travel distance and optical density of smoke for insulated, jacketed, or both, electrical wires and cables and optical fiber cables that...
July 19, 2002
Standard Method of Test for Flame Travel and Smoke of Wires and Cables for Use in Air-Handling Spaces
This standard shall prescribe the methodology to measure flame travel distance and optical density of smoke for insulated, jacketed, or both, electrical wires and cables and optical fiber cables that...
January 1, 1999
Standard Method of Test for Flame Travel and Smoke of Wires and Cables for Use in Air-Handling Spaces
A description is not available for this item.
January 1, 1994
Standard Method of Test for Fire and Smoke Characteristics of Wires and Cables
A description is not available for this item.
August 17, 1990
STANDARD METHOD OF TEST FOR FIRE AND SMOKE CHARACTERISTICS OF WIRES AND CABLES
A description is not available for this item.
January 1, 1985
STANDARD METHOD OF TEST FOR FIRE AND SMOKE CHARACTERISTICS OF WIRES AND CABLES
A description is not available for this item.

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