ASTM-E2989 Standard Guide for Assessment of Continued Applicability of Reaction to Fire Test Reports Used in Building Regulation

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Scope

1.1 This guide contains concepts that provide guidance for assessing the continued applicability of fire response test reports of materials or products used in building regulation.

1.2 This guide provides guidance for sponsors and users of fire test reports on the continued applicability of fire test reports. This guide is intended to identify conditions that may cause a fire test report which was valid when prepared to no longer be an appropriate tool upon which decisions about the materials or products can be based.

1.3 Application of this guide is dependent on the technical changes in the fire test standard that could impact the test results and thus the classification of the material or product. Application of this guide will be better facilitated when fire test standards include explicit documentation of significant historical technical changes.

1.4 This guide does not address fire test reports relating to fire resistance tests.

1.5 The determination of the validity of a fire test report is outside the scope of this guide.

1.6 Fire test reports or certificates on assemblies are outside the scope of this guide.

1.7 Fire test reports or certificates on materials or products listed, labeled and inspected by a certification agency are outside the scope of this guide.

Note 1: Certification agencies have their own criteria to assess the continued applicability of fire test reports.

1.8 Some concepts contained in this guide may not be applicable to all fire test reports since they are a function of the type of fire test conducted and of the type of material or product assessed.

1.9 This fire standard cannot be used to provide quantitative measures.

Significance and Use

5.1 This guide identifies concepts for assessing the continued applicability of fire test reports used in building regulation. It provides guidance to users and requesters of fire test reports, developed in accordance with the fire response test standards, such as those from ASTM, UL, or NFPA, to determine the continued applicability of a fire test report for regulatory use.

5.2 This guide assumes that a fire test report generated by a test laboratory represents the performance of the material or product in accordance with a fire test standard identified in the report at the time a specific material or product was tested.

5.3 This guide is not designed to assist in determining the continued applicability of a material or product that is listed, labeled, or given in an evaluation report.

5.4 This guide is not designed to assist in determining whether a test laboratory conducted the test reference in the fire test report in accordance with a standard test protocol.

5.5 This guide is not designed to assist in determining whether the fire test laboratory issuing a fire test report met the requirements of competence of testing and calibration methods.4

5.6 This guide is not designed to assist in determining the applicability of a fire test report with respect to the measurement uncertainty developed in accordance with Guide E2536.

5.7 Do not consider issuance of a new edition with only editorial changes (as notated in ASTM by “epsilon,” “editorially revised,” or “reapproved”) as a new edition containing a technical change.

Keywords

fire test; fire test laboratory; fire test report;; ICS Number Code 13.220.99 (Other standards related to fire protection)

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Document Number

ASTM-E2989-19AR24

Revision Level

2019A R24 EDITION

Status

Current

Modification Type

New

Publication Date

Jan. 25, 2024

Document Type

Guide

Page Count

3 pages

Committee Number

E05.31