New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Chapter I - Industrial Board Of Appeals
Subchapter C - Related Regulations Of The Industrial Commissioner
Part 80 - Flammable Wearing Apparel, Fabrics, Related Materials And Interior Furnishings
Subpart 80-8 - Specification For Flame Resistant Materials Used In Camping Tentage
Section 80-8.6 - Test method, flooring material

Universal Citation: 12 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs § 80-8.6

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024

(a) Test specimen. Each test specimen shall be a 9 inch by 9 inch (+- 1/16) section of the flooring material to be tested.

(b) Test apparatus required.

(1) Test chamber. The test chamber shall consist of an open top hollow tube made of noncombustible material with inside dimensions 12 x 12 x 12 inches and a minimum of 1/4 inch wall thickness. The flat bottom of the box shall be made of the same material as the sides and shall be easily removable. The sides shall be fastened together with screws or brackets and taped to prevent air leakage into the box during use.

(2) Supporting frame. A steel plate, 9 inches by 9 inches, 1/4 inch thick with an 8 inch diameter hole in its center and a 1 inch by 1 inch by 1/16 inch thick shim affixed to the underside of each corner shall be required to support the material above the floor of the chamber during the course of the test.

(3) Flattening frame. A steel plate, 9 inches by 9 inches, 1/4 inch thick with an 8 inch diameter hole in its center shall be required to hold the flooring material flat during the course of the test.

(4) Punch. A punch, capable of making a 1/4 inch diameter hole in the center of the specimen of flooring material to be tested, shall be available.

(5) Standard igniting source. A No. 1588 methenamine timed tablet or equivalent shall be available. These tablets shall be stored in a desiccator over a desiccant for 24 hours prior to use. Small quantities of sorbed water may cause the tablets to fracture when first ignited. If a major fracture occurs, any results from that test shall be ignored, and it shall be repeated.

(6) Hood. A hood capable of being closed and having its draft turned off during each test and capable of rapidly removing the products of combustion following each test shall be available. The front or sides of the hood shall be transparent to permit observation of the tests in progress.

(7) Mirror. A small mirror mounted above the test chamber at an angle to permit observation of the specimen from outside of the hood shall be available.

(1) Place the test chamber in the draft-protected environment (hood with draft off) with its bottom in place and the supporting frame centered in the bottom of the chamber, shimmed side down.

(2) Punch a 1/4 inch diameter hole in the center of the specimen of flooring material to be tested.

(3) Place the specimen on the supporting frame in the position in which it will be used, exercising care that the specimen is horizontal and flat. Place the flattening frame on the specimen and position a methenamine tablet on one of its flat sides with its edge within 1/8 inch of the edge of the hole in the center of the specimen.

(4) Ignite the tablet by touching a lighted match or an equivalent igniting source carefully to its top.

(5) Continue each test until the last vestige of flame or glow disappears (this is frequently accompanied by a final puff of smoke) or the flaming or smoldering has approached within 1.0 inch of the edge of the hole in the flattening frame at any point. Any test in which the tablet is extinguished by physical action of the specimen of flooring material shall be disregarded and the test repeated.

(6) When all combustion has ceased, ventilate the hood and measure the shortest distance between the edge of the hole in the flattening frame and the damaged area. Record the distance measured for each specimen.

(7) Remove the specimen from the chamber and remove any burn residue from the floor of the chamber. Before proceeding to the next test, the floor must be cooled to normal room temperature or replaced with one that is at normal room temperature.

(d) Report. The number of specimens of the four tested in which the damaged area does not extend to within 1.0 inch of the edge of the hole in the flattening frame shall be reported.

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