{"id":110082,"date":"2024-10-18T15:48:39","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T15:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/product\/uncategorized\/nfpa-261-2013\/"},"modified":"2024-10-24T21:55:58","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T21:55:58","slug":"nfpa-261-2013","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/product\/publishers\/nfpa\/nfpa-261-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"NFPA 261 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Head off fires. Measure flammability risks using the test methods for mock-up upholstered furniture in the 2013 NFPA 261. Cigarette ignition of upholstered furniture is a major cause of life loss due to fire in the United States. The 2013 NFPA 261: Standard Method of Test for Determining Resistance of Mock-Up Upholstered Furniture Material Assemblies to Ignition by Smoldering Cigarettes provides the latest laboratory testing procedures for evaluating how resistant to ignition mock-up upholstered furniture is when exposed to smoldering cigarettes under specified conditions. Topics addressed include: Test apparatus Conditioning Test specimens Testing procedures Safety precautions Reporting Essential for testing laboratories and manufacturers, the 2013 NFPA 261 specifies a new type of cigarette for the ignition source because the cigarette traditionally used is no longer available.<\/p>\n<h4>PDF Catalog<\/h4>\n<table border=\"1px\" class=\"des-table\">\n<tr>\n<th>PDF Pages<\/th>\n<th>PDF Title<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>2<b><\/td>\n<td>Important Notices and Disclaimers  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>3<b><\/td>\n<td>Additional Notices and Disclaimers  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>4<b><\/td>\n<td>2.1 General <br \/> 2.2 NFPA Publications (Reserved)  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>7<b><\/td>\n<td>Chapter 1 Administration <br \/> 1.1 Scope <br \/> 1.2 Purpose <br \/> 1.3 Application <br \/> 1.4 Summary of Method  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>8<b><\/td>\n<td>Chapter 2 Referenced Publications <br \/> 2.3 Other Publications <br \/> 2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections (Reserved) <br \/> Chapter 3 Definitions <br \/> 3.1 General <br \/> 3.2 NFPA Official Definitions <br \/> 3.3 General Definitions <br \/> Chapter 4 Test Apparatus <br \/> 4.1 Mock-Ups <br \/> 4.2 Ignition Source  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>9<b><\/td>\n<td>4.3 Sheeting Material <br \/> 4.4 Test Area <br \/> 4.5 Extinguishing Equipment <br \/> 4.6 Miscellaneous <br \/> Chapter 5 Conditioning <br \/> 5.1 General <br \/> Chapter 6 Test Specimens <br \/> 6.1 General <br \/> 6.2 Loose Seat Cushions <br \/> 6.3 Decks <br \/> 6.4 Tight Seat <br \/> 6.5 Side and Back Panels  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>10<b><\/td>\n<td>6.6 Bolsters <br \/> 6.7 Tops of Armrests and Backs <br \/> Chapter 7 Testing Procedures <br \/> 7.1 Mock-Up Test Sample <br \/> 7.2 Cigarette Locations <br \/> 7.3 Crevice Location <br \/> 7.4 Test Cigarette <br \/> 7.5 Seat Cushion <br \/> 7.6 Number of Test Cigarettes <br \/> 7.7 Test Acceptance <br \/> 7.8 Ignition <br \/> 7.9 Char Length Measurement  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>11<b><\/td>\n<td>7.10 Testing Environment <br \/> Chapter 8 Safety Precautions <br \/> 8.1 Test Termination <br \/> 8.2 Exposure <br \/> Chapter 9 Reporting <br \/> 9.1 Reporting <br \/> Annex A Explanatory Material <br \/> Annex B Commentary  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>12<b><\/td>\n<td>Annex C Informational References  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>13<b><\/td>\n<td>Index  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><b>NFPA 261: Standard Method of Test for Determining Resistance of Mock-Up Upholstered Furniture Material Assemblies to Ignition by Smoldering Cigarettes<\/b><\/p>\n<table class=\"shortdes-table\" style=\"width: 100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Published By<\/td>\n<td>Publication Date<\/td>\n<td>Number of Pages<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/product-category\/publishers\/nfpa\/\"><b>NFPA<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<td>2013<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":110083,"template":"","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false},"product_cat":[2638],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-110082","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-nfpa","8":"first","9":"instock","10":"sold-individually","11":"shipping-taxable","12":"purchasable","13":"product-type-simple"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/110082","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/110083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=110082"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=110082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}