1、Designation:E3082171An American National StandardStandard Test Methods forDetermining the Effectiveness of Fire Retardant Treatmentsfor Natural Christmas Trees1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E3082;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal ado
2、ption 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.1NOTEIn 5.8.2,1-112in.was corrected to 112in.in August 2018.1.Scope1.1 This fire-test-res
3、ponse standard provides a two-steptesting process for determining the effectiveness of surfaceapplied treatments for natural Christmas trees to improve firetest response.1.2 The purpose of these test methods is to:1.2.1 Utilize a detached branch test(Method 1)to screenpotential surface-applied fire
4、retardant products and to deter-mine their effectiveness in limiting the spread of flame and thecontinuation of flaming by comparing the burning characteris-tics of treated and untreated small Christmas tree branchessubjected to a small open Bunsen-burner type flame ignitionsource,and1.2.2 Use whole
5、 natural Christmas trees(Method 2)todetermine the effectiveness of surface applied fire retardantsfound to be effective in the detached branch test(Method 1)through comparison of heat release rate contribution of treatedtrees as compared to untreated trees when subjected to an openflame ignition sou
6、rce.1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard.The values given in parentheses are mathematicalconversions to SI units that are provided for information onlyand are not considered standard.1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,ass
7、ociated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.1.5 Fire testing is inherently hazardous.Adequate safe-guards for personnel and property shall be em
8、ployed inconducting these tests.1.6 The text of this standard references notes and footnoteswhich provide explanatory material.These notes and footnotes(excluding those in tables and figures)shall not be consideredas requirements of the standard.1.7 This international standard was developed in accor
9、-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 Sta
10、ndards:2E176 Terminology of Fire StandardsD1835 Specification for Liquefied Petroleum(LP)GasesD5025 Specification for Laboratory Burner Used for Small-Scale Burning Tests on Plastic MaterialsE2067 Practice for Full-Scale Oxygen Consumption Calo-rimetry Fire Tests2.2 California Regulations:3Californi
11、a Code of Regulations,Title 19,Chapter 8,Article3 Registration and Labeling of Chemicals2.3 NFPA Standards:4NFPA 1 Fire CodeNFPA 289 Standard Method of Fire Test for Individual FuelPackages2.4 UL Standards:5UL 1975 Standard for Fire Tests for Foamed Plastics Usedfor Decorative PurposesUL 2358 Outlin
12、e for Fire Tests of Pre-lit Artificial SeasonalUse Trees and Other Seasonal Decorative Items1These test methods are under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E05 on FireStandards and are the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E05.15 on Furnishingsand Contents.Current edition approved July 1,2017.P
13、ublished August 2017.DOI:10.1520/E3082-17E01.2For 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 State
14、 of California Department of Industrial Relations.4Available from National Fire Protection Association(NFPA),1 BatterymarchPark,Quincy,MA 02169-7471,http:/www.nfpa.org.5Available from Underwriters Laboratories(UL),2600 N.W.Lake Rd.,Camas,WA 98607-8542,http:/.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Har
15、bor 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
16、issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.1 2.5 Gas Processors Association Standard:6GPA 2140 Liquefied Petroleum Gas Specifications and TestMethod3.Terminology3.1 DefinitionsFor definitions of terms used in these testmethods refer to Terminology E176.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 distal endthe apex or tip of the tree branch.3.2.2 Christmas treesfor the purpose of this standard,anatural tree product intended to be decorated or dis
