United Nations flammability testing

The Committee agreed that the new harmonized flammability test under development by the United Nations Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods should be used when available. The Committee also noted that further collaborative work is required for the determination of droplet size for aerosol products. In addition, the Committee decided that differentiation between residual and space sprays should be maintained. 

Several full-scale flammability tests for upholstered furniture were carried out in the United States at the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) and at the Harvard University. ... 

The primary consensus-based organizations in the United States developing and maintaining fire and flammability test standards are ASTM International (previously the American Society for Testing and Materials) and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Committee EOS on Fire Tests is the primary committee in ASTM that develops fire and flammability test standards (25). Several material- or product-oriented Committees have subcommittees that develop fire and flammability test standards as well. For example. Committee D20 on Plastics has a subcommittee on thermal properties (D20.30) that develops and maintains some fire and flammability test standards for plastics. The Fire Test Committee is responsible for all fire and flammability test standards that are used by any of the fire safety codes and standards published by NFPA. A number of test laboratories in the United States, such as Underwriters Laboratories and FM Global, have established a consensus process that meets the requirements of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) so that they now can publish American National Standards. 

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