Designation:D2859−16AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardTestMethodforIgnitionCharacteristicsofFinishedTextileFloorCoveringMaterials1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD2859;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope*1.1Thisfire-test-responsestandarddescribesatestmethodforthedeterminationoftheflammabilityoffinishedtextilefloorcoveringmaterialswhenexposedtoanignitionsourceundercontrolledlaboratoryconditions.1.1.1CarpetsandrugsofferedforsaleintheUnitedStatesarerequiredbytheConsumerProductSafetyCommission(CPSC)tocomplywiththetestmethodsin16CFR1630or16CFR1631,asappropriate.1.1.2Thistestmethodissimilarbutnotidenticaltothetestmethodscontainedin16CFR1630andCFR1631andissuedbyCPSC.IfcompliancewithoneoftheCPSCtestmethodsisrequired,thistestmethoddoesnotensureregulatorycompli-ance.1.2Thistestmethodisapplicabletoalltypesoftextilefloorcoverings,regardlessofthemethodoffabricationorwhethertheyaremadefromnaturalorman-madefibers.Itispossibletoapplythistestmethodtounfinishedmaterial;however,theresultsofsuchatestshallnotbeconsideredasatisfactoryevaluationofatextilefloorcoveringmaterialforultimateconsumeruse.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninbracketsareforinformationonly.1.4Thisstandardisusedtomeasureanddescribetheresponseofmaterials,products,orassembliestoheatandflameundercontrolledconditions,butdoesnotbyitselfincorporateallfactorsrequiredforfirehazardorfireriskassessmentofthematerials,products,orassembliesunderactualfireconditions.1.5Firetestingofproductsandmaterialsisinherentlyhazardous,andadequatesafeguardsforpersonnelandpropertyshallbeemployedinconductingthesetests1.6Thetextofthisstandardreferencesnotesandfootnoteswhichprovideexplanatorymaterial....
