EUROLAB laboratory provides testing and compliance services within the scope of CPSC 16 CFR 1633 standard. The CPSC 16 CFR 1633 standard, which is a standard that is generally referenced in flammability tests, is a reference guide designed to assist specified test procedures. This section 1633 sets out the flammability requirements that all bedding must meet before it can be put into sale or trade.
The purpose of the standard is to reduce deaths and injuries associated with bed fires by limiting the size of fire created by a bed set during a thirty-minute test.
When a bed catches fire, a few minutes later, after a flare occurs. The Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) defines fire flare as tüm all the contents of a room are ignited at the same time with radiant heat, rendering the conditions of the room inextricable and leaving the room in a safe manner güvenli.
During fire flare, room temperatures typically exceed degrees 1100 Fahrenheit and 1470 Fahrenheit. Such heat is responsible for about two-thirds of all deaths attributed to bed fires.
This test guide is not the complete mandatory standard, but is an additional tool that can be used in conjunction with the requirements set out in the Standard. The test guide is provided for advice and guidance only and is not intended to fully cover testing procedures and is not intended to replace or replace any part of the Standard. In the event of any inconsistency between this guideline and the Standard, the Standard will supersede this test guide.
The test method specified in CPSC 16 CFR 1633 measures the flammability (fire test response characteristics) of a bearing by exposing the sample to a specific burning ignition source and allowing it to burn freely under well-ventilated, controlled environmental conditions. The ignition source that burns will be a dual propane burner. These burners apply different flows for different times at the top and sides of the sample. During and after this exposure, measurements of the time-dependent rate of heat release from the sample shall be made by measuring the energy produced by the fire. The heat release rate should be measured with an oxygen consumption calorimeter.
The test manual also identifies test equipment used to test in accordance with the Standard. Descriptions and illustrations serve as examples for illustrative purposes and not as specifications or recommendations for any make, make or model of instrumentation that should be used to comply with the Standard.
The standard specifies open flame flammability requirements that all mattress sets must meet prior to sale or trade, as defined in §1633. The test method specified in the standard (specified in §1633.7) measures the flammability performance of a mattress set sample by exposing the sample to a specific flame ignition source and allowing it to burn freely in a controlled test area. The test area must be one of two configurations, either an open calorimeter (or furniture calorimeter) or a test chamber that meets the specified dimensions.
The flame ignition source is specified as a dual propane burner that applies different heat fluxes for different times above and beside the sample. To measure the energy produced by the fire, measurements of the time-dependent rate of heat release from the sample are made during and after exposure to the specified burners. The rate of heat release is measured by oxygen consumption calorimetry.
A sample cannot meet the requirements of the standard if one of the following occurs:
Mattress open flame testing should be performed at a facility capable of performing oxygen consumption calorimetry to an acceptable level of accuracy, capturing the data generated during testing, and calibrating it according to the instructions given in the standard.
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