EUROLAB, with its state-of-the-art accredited laboratories and expert team, provides precise and fast testing services within the scope of NFPA 286 testing. This standard describes a method for determining the contribution of interior lining materials to room fire growth during certain fire exposure conditions.
It is aimed to evaluate the flammability properties of wall and ceiling interior coatings, except for textile wall coverings, where such materials form the exposed interior surfaces of buildings. This test is also known as the "corner of the room" test.
This standard is a guide for engineers and builders who need to understand the risk of fire in a project. It serves the purpose of isolating the structural components covered by the standard and demonstrating their role in fire risk.
NFPA 286 considers combustion behavior and its contribution to fire damage and activity, in part by measuring certain metrics, to evaluate wall and ceiling materials. For example, there is the rate of heat release and the total heat released. Both of these can contribute to assessments around NFPA 286 and related standards.
NFPA 286 assessments also have a visual component in the form of darkening of smoke. Here, stakeholders can visually assess what happens when a fire starts burning in a particular assembly or area. They can then assess overall visibility and what smoke does to the scenario to further provide fire risk data and risk mitigation insights.
Standards such as NFPA 265 and UL 1715 may also apply. The UL 1715 Standard for Safety Fire Testing of Interior Lining Materials looks at the ratings of various lining materials and an ISO 9705 full-scale room test provides context.
EUROLAB assists manufacturers with NFPA 286 test compliance. Our test experts, with their professional working mission and principles, provide you, our manufacturers and suppliers, the best service and controlled testing process in our laboratories. Thanks to these services, businesses receive more effective, high-performance and quality testing services and provide safe, fast and uninterrupted service to their customers.
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