SAA HB37.

51995

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Handbook
Handbook of Australian fire Standards Part 5: TextilesMaterials and products

This Handbook was published on 5 January 1995.

Compiled by: G Caird Ramsay BSc (Hons) PhD

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CSIRO, Division of Building, Construction and Engineering and Reg Wright BE MEngSc BA Standards Australia

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Handbook
Handbook of Australian fire Standards Part 5: TextilesMaterials and products

First publi shed as SAA HB37.51995.

PUBLISHED BY STANDARDS AUSTRALIA (STANDARDS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA) 1 THE CRESCENT, HOMEBUSH, NSW 2140
ISBN 0 7262 9397 0

SAA HB37.5 1995

PREFACE
This Handbook was prepared for Standards Australia in response to requests from individuals, industry and government bodies, who expressed a need for a document which would consolidate all aspects of fire, and fire prevention and protection requirements within Australia. The preparation of this part of the Handbook was supported by the Defence Science and Technology Organization. This document is one of a number of parts that comprise the Handbook of Australian fire Standards . The various parts include Part Part Part Part Part 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: Fire General Electrical equipment Plastics and rubber Materials and products Building materials, products and construction Textiles Materials and products

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CONTENTS Page FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1 SCOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3 DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4 FIRE TESTS FOR TEXTILE MATERIALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5 FIRE TESTS FOR TEXTILE PRODUCTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 6 AUSTRALIAN STANDARDS DEALING WITH FIRE MATTERS . . . . . . . . . . 14 7 BUILDING CODE OF AUSTRALIA (BCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 8 AUSTRALIAN FIRE TESTS FOR TEXTILE MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 APPENDIX A LIST OF REFERENCED DOCUMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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SAA HB37.5 1995

FOREWORD The Handbook is intended to assist those involved with fire, fire safety, and fire protection, by providing a reference to all Australian Standards which deal with fire matters in a nominated area. It is proposed to enlarge progressively the various parts of the Handbook by the inclusion of new Australian Standards dealing with fire matters, and reference to specialized manuals and guides provided by Australian organizations. The Handbook gives guidance to those concerned with maintaining acceptable standards of safety from fire, and to those concerned in any way with fire hazards and fire tests. It should assist specification writers, regulatory bodies, designers and architects, manufacturers and fabricators, wholesalers and retailers, consumer advice services and educational bodies. It is also intended to help anyone purchasing, specifying or using materials or products to understand the need to consider a possible fire hazard, and the way in which fire tests may help in assessing that fire hazard. It will also provide an understanding of the need to consider special precautions that may be required for safe use in specific environments. Users of the Handbook should consult State, Territory and local government regulations when designing for particular installations. It is not intended that the various parts of SAA HB37 be called up in specifications or regulations, although the Handbook of Australian fire Standards will provide references to individual Australian Standards suitable for such purposes.

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SAA HB37.51995

STANDARDS AUSTRALIA Australian Standard Handbook of Australian fire Standards Part 5: TextilesMaterials and products
1 SCOPE This part of the Handbook deals generally with matters relating to fire and fire tests concerning textile materials and products. This document lists individual Standards and Codes published by Standards Australia, and identifies appropriate procedures and documents prepared by other Australian and overseas organizations. This document is a general guide directing users to Standards dealing in detail with specific areas of fire hazard assessment, fire protection and fire regulation. The Handbook does not provide mandatory requirements on fire matters but advises the user on the applicability of State, Territory and local government regulations. 2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS The documents referred to in this Handbook are listed in Appendix A. 3 DEFINITIONS For the purpose of this Handbook, the definitions of AS 1083, AS 2450, AS 2484.1 and AS 2859 and those below apply. 3.1 Textile materials textile fabrics in their processed form which have not yet been modified by further manufacturing steps, such as cutting, sewing and adhering, required to convert them to a textile product.
NOTE: Textile materials include carpets in the as-manufactured condition. However, when installed for use, the carpet system is considered to be a textile product.

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3.2 Textile product an item, such as a piece of clothing, furniture, toy, curtain, carpet system, public seating or similar product, which incorporates a textile fabric as a major or minor component of the finished article. 4 FIRE TESTS FOR TEXTILE MATERIALS

4.1 General The clauses below discuss in general terms those fire test methods which are used in Australia for textile materials, as well as overseas test methods that are often encountered in specifications and reference literature. Fire tests for assessment of material properties are generally suitable for the purposes of specification and quality control, rather than for direct assessment of fire hazard. Combustion is a complex process involving both chemical and physical interactions. These interactions can be formalized in terms of a series of general combustion characteristics. Tests for the assessment of material properties are designed to determine these general combustion characteristics, and those relevant to textiles are reviewed in this Handbook under the following headings: (a) (b) (c) (d) Ignitability. Combustion propagation. Heat release. Smoke release.

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