ASTM F3431-20
(Specification)Standard Specification for Determining Flammability of Materials for Recreational Camping Tents and Warning Labels for Associated Hazards
Standard Specification for Determining Flammability of Materials for Recreational Camping Tents and Warning Labels for Associated Hazards
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1.1 This specification covers requirements and contains test methods for outdoor recreational camping tents for persons. These requirements include controlled small flame test methods for materials used to manufacture tents. The requirements are intended to specify materials that do not present an unreasonable risk of flammability and injury to occupants.
1.2 This specification does not apply to products intended for indoor use only, products that are not intended to shelter people, products used principally for commercial purposes only, or products subject to the National Fire Code or National Life Safety Code as adopted by certain U.S. states. Additional articles not covered by this specification are:
1.2.1 Baby boat with sunshade;
1.2.2 Bivouac sack;
1.2.3 Car port;
1.2.4 Children’s indoor play tent, toy tent, toy bed canopy, and similar products;
1.2.5 Garden green house;
1.2.6 Hammock, hammock with insect nets, hammock with shades, hammock shelter, and similar products;
1.2.7 Packaging material, such as tent bags, pole bags, bivouac sacks, stake bags, carrying bags or rope, shock cord, or cordage material used for anchoring;
1.2.8 Tarp cover;
1.2.9 Sun or beach umbrella with or without a sidewall; and
1.2.10 Other similar items that are not primarily designed to provide shelter to persons for outdoor use, which do not have sides which are fully enclosed to the ground, and which do not have limited means of egress.
1.3 This performance specification relies on test methods from (established) consensus flammability test standards for outdoor recreational camping tents, specifically Sections 2-5 of CAN/CGSB-182.1.
1.4 This consumer safety specification is intended to deal with reasonably foreseeable use and misuse of the products. This consumer safety specification does not apply to products that are blatantly misused, nor does it apply to products used by consumers in a careless manner that violate normal practice or disregard the instructions or warnings provided with the product or both.
1.5 This specification is used to measure and describe the response of materials, products, or assemblies to heat and flame under controlled conditions but does not by itself incorporate all factors required for fire hazard or fire risk assessment of the materials, products, or assemblies under actual fire conditions.
1.6 This specification is used to predict or provide a quantitative measure of the fire hazard from a specified set of fire conditions involving specific materials, products, or assemblies. This assessment does not necessarily predict the hazard of actual fires that involve conditions other than those assumed in the analysis.
1.7 This specification is used to establish a means of combining the potential for harm in fire scenarios with the probabilities of occurrence of those scenarios. Assessment of fire risk using this specification depends on many factors, including the manner in which the user selects scenarios and uses them to represent all scenarios relevant to the application. This specification cannot be used to assess fire risk if any conditions are different from those contained in this specification.
1.8 This specification revises CPAI-84, Specification for Flame-Resistant Materials Used in Camping Tentage as it relates to recreational camping tents.2
1.9 Units—The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.10 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, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.11 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Princi...
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Designation:F3431 −20
Standard Specification for
Determining Flammability of Materials for Recreational
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Camping Tents and Warning Labels for Associated Hazards
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F3431; 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 (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
INTRODUCTION
This specification establishes material performance requirements and test methods to evaluate the
flammability of recreational camping tents when exposed to a flame under three conditions (as
received, after leaching, and after weathering).
Thisspecificationalsoincorporatesprecautionarywarningsforfiresafetyandotherrisksassociated
with camping.
1. Scope sides which are fully enclosed to the ground, and which do not
have limited means of egress.
1.1 This specification covers requirements and contains test
methods for outdoor recreational camping tents for persons.
1.3 This performance specification relies on test methods
These requirements include controlled small flame test meth-
from (established) consensus flammability test standards for
ods for materials used to manufacture tents. The requirements
outdoorrecreationalcampingtents,specificallySections2-5of
are intended to specify materials that do not present an
CAN/CGSB-182.1.
unreasonable risk of flammability and injury to occupants.
1.4 This consumer safety specification is intended to deal
1.2 This specification does not apply to products intended
with reasonably foreseeable use and misuse of the products.
for indoor use only, products that are not intended to shelter
This consumer safety specification does not apply to products
people, products used principally for commercial purposes
thatareblatantlymisused,nordoesitapplytoproductsusedby
only, or products subject to the National Fire Code or National
consumers in a careless manner that violate normal practice or
Life Safety Code as adopted by certain U.S. states. Additional
disregard the instructions or warnings provided with the
articles not covered by this specification are:
product or both.
1.2.1 Baby boat with sunshade;
1.5 This specification is used to measure and describe the
1.2.2 Bivouac sack;
responseofmaterials,products,orassembliestoheatandflame
1.2.3 Car port;
under controlled conditions but does not by itself incorporate
1.2.4 Children’s indoor play tent, toy tent, toy bed canopy,
all factors required for fire hazard or fire risk assessment of the
and similar products;
materials, products, or assemblies under actual fire conditions.
1.2.5 Garden green house;
1.6 This specification is used to predict or provide a
1.2.6 Hammock, hammock with insect nets, hammock with
quantitative measure of the fire hazard from a specified set of
shades, hammock shelter, and similar products;
fireconditionsinvolvingspecificmaterials,products,orassem-
1.2.7 Packaging material, such as tent bags, pole bags,
blies. This assessment does not necessarily predict the hazard
bivouacsacks,stakebags,carryingbagsorrope,shockcord,or
of actual fires that involve conditions other than those assumed
cordage material used for anchoring;
in the analysis.
1.2.8 Tarp cover;
1.2.9 Sun or beach umbrella with or without a sidewall; and
1.7 This specification is used to establish a means of
1.2.10 Other similar items that are not primarily designed to
combining the potential for harm in fire scenarios with the
provide shelter to persons for outdoor use, which do not have
probabilities of occurrence of those scenarios. Assessment of
fire risk using this specification depends on many factors,
including the manner in which the user selects scenarios and
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This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F08 on Sports
uses them to represent all scenarios relevant to the application.
Equipment, Playing Surfaces, and Facilities and is the direct responsibility of
This specification cannot be used to assess fire risk if any
Subcommittee F08.22 on Camping Softgoods.
conditions are different from those contained in this specifica-
Current edition approved June 1, 2020. Published July 2020. DOI: 10.1520/
F3431-20. tion.
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F3431−20
1.8 This specification revises CPAI-84, Specification for without sidewalls or doors would likely not restrict a tent’s
Flame-Resistant Materials Used in Camping Tentage as it occupant(s) ability to escape the interior of a tent in the event
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relates to recreational camping tents. of a fire.
1.9 Units—The values stated in SI units are to be regarded
4. Purpose
as the standard. No
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