ASTM E1776-01
(Guide)Standard Guide for Development of Fire-Risk-Assessment Standards
Standard Guide for Development of Fire-Risk-Assessment Standards
SCOPE
1.1 This guide covers the development of fire-risk-assessment standards.
1.2 This guide is directed toward development of standards that will provide procedures for assessing fire risks harmful to people, property, or the environment.
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An American National Standard
Designation: E 1776 – 01
Standard Guide for
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Development of Fire-Risk-Assessment Standards
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E 1776; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope are expected to be useful to manufacturers, architects, specifi-
cation writers, and authorities having jurisdiction.
1.1 This guide covers the development of fire-risk-
4.2 As a guide, this document provides information on an
assessment standards.
approach to the development of a fire-risk-assessment stan-
1.2 This guide is directed toward development of standards
dard; fixed procedures are not established. Limitations of data,
that will provide procedures for assessing fire risks harmful to
available tests and models, and scientific knowledge can
people, property, or the environment.
constitute significant constraints on the fire-risk-assessment
2. Referenced Documents
procedure and associated standard.
4.3 While the focus of this guide is on developing fire-risk-
2.1 ASTM Standards:
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assessment standards for products, the general concepts pre-
E 176 Terminology of Fire Standards
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sented also can be applied to processes, activities, occupancies,
E 603 Guide for Room Fire Experiments
and buildings.
E 1546 Guide for Development of Fire-Hazard-Assessment
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Standards
5. Key Elements
2.2 Other Documents:
5.1 This guide uses as its key elements the following:
SFPE Engineering Guide to Performance-Based Fire Pro-
5.1.1 The purpose of a fire-risk-assessment standard is to
tection, Society of Fire Protection Engineers and NFPA,
3 provide a standardized procedure for assembling a compilation
Quincy, MA, 2000
of information relevant to the fire risk of a product under
3. Terminology specific conditions of use.
5.1.2 The information assembled shall be relevant to the
3.1 Definitions—See Terminology E 176.
purpose of assessing the fire risk of the specific designated
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
product within the range of all relevant fire scenarios.
3.2.1 fire-test-response-characteristic index, n—a single
5.1.3 The information assembled shall be explicit and quan-
quantitative measure that combines two or more fire-test-
titative. It shall provide a sufficiently thorough examination of
response characteristics for a material, product, or assembly, all
the product’s fire risk under the conditions defined by the scope
developed under test conditions compatible with a common fire
of the specific standard so as to permit valid choices and
scenario, addressing collectively the corresponding threat. See
decisions with respect to the fire risk of that product.
also fire-test-response-characteristic profile, fire hazard, fire
5.1.4 A persuasive scientific case must be made in the
risk, fire-test-response characteristic.
documentation of a specific fire-risk-assessment standard that
3.2.2 fire-test-response-characteristic profile, n—array of
the procedures, data, and risk measures specified by the
fire-test-response characteristics for a material, product, or
standard will address questions about a product’s fire risk with
assembly, all developed under test conditions compatible with
sufficient accuracy and validity that a more thorough assess-
a common fire scenario, addressing collectively the corre-
ment procedure would not materially alter any decisions that
sponding threat. See also fire hazard, fire risk, fire-test-
are to be made based on the standard. If such a case cannot be
response characteristic.
made for all products to be addressed, then the risk assessment
4. Significance and Use
shall specify those conditions under which a more thorough
fire-risk-assessment procedure is to be used.
4.1 This guide is intended for use by those undertaking the
5.1.5 The absence of a data source, test method, or calcu-
development of fire-risk-assessment standards. Such standards
lation procedure of sufficient scope and proven validity to
support the needs of a particular fire-risk-assessment procedure
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E05 on Fire Standards
does not, by itself, provide a sufficient justification for the use
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E05.33 on Fire Safety Engineering.
of a data source, test method, or calculation procedure of lesser
Current edition approved October 10, 2001. Published January 2002. Originally
scope or unproven validity. It is recognized that fire-risk
published as E 1776–96. Last previous edition E 1776–96.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.07. assessments of such products may need to be performed in any
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