NFPA - 261
Standard Method of Test for Determining Resistance of Mock-Up Upholstered Furniture Material Assemblies to Ignition by Smoldering Cigarettes
| Organization: | NFPA |
| Publication Date: | 1 January 2023 |
| Status: | active |
| Page Count: | 22 |
scope:
This test shall apply to upholstered furniture mock-ups.
Mock-up testing is used in assessing the relative resistance to continuing combustion of individual materials used in furniture, such as cover fabrics, filling materials, and welt tape, in realistic combinations and in an ideal geometric arrangement of the seat cushions, back, and arms of furniture items.
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