ASTM_D_5425_-_18.pdf

Designation:D542518Standard Guide forDevelopment of Fire Hazard Assessment Standards ofElectrotechnical Products1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D5425;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope*1.1 This guide provides guidance on the development of firehazard assessment standards for electrotechnical products.Forthe purposes of this guide,products include materials,components,and end-use products.1.2 This guide is directed toward development of standardsthat will provide procedures for assessing fire hazards harmfulto people,animals,or property.1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety,health,and environmental practices and deter-mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.1.4 This fire standard cannot be used to provide quantitativemeasures.1.5 This standard is used to predict or provide a quantitativemeasure of the fire hazard from a specified set of fire conditionsinvolving specific materials,products,or assemblies.Thisassessment does not necessarily predict the hazard of actualfires which involve conditions other than those assumed in theanalysis.1.6 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D1711 Terminology Relating to Electrical InsulationE176 Terminology of Fire StandardsE603 Guide for Room Fire ExperimentsE1546 Guide for Development of Fire-Hazard-AssessmentStandardsE1776 Guide for Development of Fire-Risk-AssessmentStandardsE2061 Guide for Fire Hazard Assessment of Rail Transpor-tation VehiclesE2067 Practice for Full-Scale Oxygen Consumption Calo-rimetry Fire Tests2.2 NFPA Codes and Standards:3NFPA 555 Guide on Methods for Decreasing the Probabilityof Flashover(Withdrawn)NFPA 556 Guide on Methods for Evaluating Fire Hazard toOccupants of Passenger Road VehiclesNFPA 901 Uniform Coding for Fire Protection2.3 International Electrotechnical Commission(IEC)Stan-dards:4IEC 60695-1-1 Fire Hazard TestingPart 1-1:Guidance forAssessing the Fire Hazard of Electrotechnical ProductsGeneral guidelines(Withdrawn)2.4 International Organization for Standardization(ISO)Standards:5ISO 13943 Fire Safety:Vocabulary3.Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 For definitions of terms used in this guide and asso-ciated with electrical and electronic insulating materials,useTerminology D1711.3.1.2 For definitions of terms used in this guide and asso-ciated with fire issues,use Terminology E176,ISO 13943,andIEC 60695-1-1(see 5.1).Where differences exist in definitions,the definitions contained in Terminology E176 shall prevail.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:1This guide is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee D09 on Electrical andElectronic Insulating Materials and is the direct responsibility of SubcommitteeD09.17 on Fire and Thermal Properties.Current edition approved Nov.1,2018.Published December 2018.Originallyapproved in 1994.Last previous edition approved in 2014 as D5425 14.DOI:10.1520/D5425-18.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from National Fire Protection Association(NFPA),1 BatterymarchPark,Quincy,MA 02169-7471,http:/www.nfpa.org.4Available from International Electrotechnical Commission(IEC),3 Rue deVaremb,Case postale 131,CH-1211,Geneva 20,Switzerland,http:/www.iec.ch.5Available from International Organization for Standardization,P.O.Box 56,CH-1211,Geneva 20,Switzerland or from American National Standards Institute(ANSI),25 W.43rd St.,4th Floor,New York,NY 10036,http:/www.ansi.org.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.1 3.2.1 electrotechnical product,nitem that generates oruses electrical power as a source of energy or that is associatedwith the conduction or transmission of electrical signals orpower.3.2.1.