Designation:E176−15a´1AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardTerminologyofFireStandards1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE176;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ε1NOTE—TermswereeditoriallyaddedfromapprovedballotactionsfortheyearinDecember2015.1.Scope1.1Thisterminologycoversterms,relateddefinitions,anddescriptionsoftermsusedorlikelytobeusedinfire-test-responsestandards,fire-hazard-assessmentstandards,andfire-risk-assessmentstandards.Definitionsoftermsarespecial-purposedefinitionsthatareconsistentwiththestandarddefinitionsbutarewrittentoensurethataspecificfire-test-responsestandard,fire-hazard-assessmentstandard,orfire-risk-assessmentstandardisproperlyunderstoodandpreciselyinterpreted.NOTE1—Foradditionalinformation,refertoASTMPolicyonFireStandards.21.2Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.3Thisfirestandardcannotbeusedtoprovidequantitativemeasures.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:3C1224SpecificationforReflectiveInsulationforBuildingApplicationsC1313SpecificationforSheetRadiantBarriersforBuildingConstructionApplicationsD3675TestMethodforSurfaceFlammabilityofFlexibleCellularMaterialsUsingaRadiantHeatEnergySourceD5865TestMethodforGrossCalorificValueofCoalandCokeE108TestMethodsforFireTestsofRoofCoveringsE84TestMethodforSurfaceBurningCharacteristicsofBuildingMaterialsE136TestMethodforBehaviorofMaterialsinaVerticalTubeFurnaceat750°CE119TestMethodsforFireTestsofBuildingConstructionandMaterialsE152TestMethodforFireTestsOfDoorAssemblies(With-drawn1995)4E162TestMethodforSurfaceFlammabilityofMaterialsUsingaRadiantHeatEnergySourceE535Practicefo...
