ASTM E1776-01e1

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.
This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.3 This fire standard cannot be used to provide quantitative measures.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Oct-2001
• ICS: 01.120 - Standardization. General rules
• ICS: 13.220.01 - Protection against fire in general
• Technical Committee: E05 - Fire Standards
• Drafting Committee: E05.33 - Fire Safety Engineering

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM E1776-01 - Standard Guide for Development of Fire-Risk-Assessment Standards
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-2001
• Replaced By: ASTM E1776-07 - Standard Guide for Development of Fire-Risk-Assessment Standards
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2007
• Referred By: ASTM E1546-21 - Standard Guide for Development of Fire-Hazard-Assessment Standards
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-2001
• Referred By: ASTM D5425-23 - Standard Guide for Development of Fire Hazard Assessment Standards of Electrotechnical Products
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-2001

Standards Content (Sample)

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An American National Standard
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Designation:E1776–01
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.
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e NOTE—A safety hazards caveat and “no quantitative measurements” statement were added in October 2004.
1. Scope also fire-test-response-characteristic profile, fire hazard, fire
risk, fire-test-response characteristic.
1.1 This guide covers the development of fire-risk-
3.2.2 fire-test-response-characteristic profile, n—array of
assessment standards.
fire-test-response characteristics for a material, product, or
1.2 This guide is directed toward development of standards
assembly, all developed under test conditions compatible with
that will provide procedures for assessing fire risks harmful to
a common fire scenario, addressing collectively the corre-
people, property, or the environment.
sponding threat. See also fire hazard, fire risk, fire-test-
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
response characteristic.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
4. Significance and Use
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
4.1 This guide is intended for use by those undertaking the
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
development of fire-risk-assessment standards. Such standards
1.4 This fire standard cannot be used to provide quantitative
are expected to be useful to manufacturers, architects, specifi-
measures.
cation writers, and authorities having jurisdiction.
2. Referenced Documents 4.2 As a guide, this document provides information on an
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approach to the development of a fire-risk-assessment stan-
2.1 ASTM Standards:
dard; fixed procedures are not established. Limitations of data,
E 176 Terminology of Fire Standards
available tests and models, and scientific knowledge can
E 603 Guide for Room Fire Experiments
constitute significant constraints on the fire-risk-assessment
E 1546 Guide for Development of Fire-Hazard-Assessment
procedure and associated standard.
Standards
4.3 While the focus of this guide is on developing fire-risk-
2.2 Other Documents:
assessment standards for products, the general concepts pre-
SFPE Engineering Guide to Performance-Based Fire Pro-
sentedalsocanbeappliedtoprocesses,activities,occupancies,
tection, Society of Fire Protection Engineers and NFPA,
3 and buildings.
Quincy, MA, 2000
5. Key Elements
3. Terminology
5.1 This guide uses as its key elements the following:
3.1 Definitions—See Terminology E 176.
5.1.1 The purpose of a fire-risk-assessment standard is to
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
provide a standardized procedure for assembling a compilation
3.2.1 fire-test-response-characteristic index, n—a single
of information relevant to the fire risk of a product under
quantitative measure that combines two or more fire-test-
specific conditions of use.
responsecharacteristicsforamaterial,product,orassembly,all
5.1.2 The information assembled shall be relevant to the
developedundertestconditionscompatiblewithacommonfire
purpose of assessing the fire risk of the specific designated
scenario, addressing collectively the corresponding threat. See
product within the range of all relevant fire scenarios.
5.1.3 The information assembled shall be explicit and quan-
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ThisguideisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeE05onFireStandards
titative. It shall provide a sufficiently thorough examination of
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E05.33 on Fire Safety Engineering.
theproduct’sfireriskundertheconditionsdefinedbythescope
Current edition approved October 10, 2001. Published January 2002. Originally
of the specific standard so as to permit valid choices and
published as E 1776–96. Last previous edition E 1776–96.
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decisions with respect to the fire risk of that product.
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
5.1.4 A persuasive scientific case must be made in the
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
documentation of a specific fire-risk-assessment standard that
the ASTM website.
3 the procedures, data, and risk measures specified by the
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