NFPA 556 : 2020
Superseded
A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.
View Superseded by
GUIDE ON METHODS FOR EVALUATING FIRE HAZARD TO OCCUPANTS OF PASSENGER ROAD VEHICLES
Hardcopy
05-31-2023
English
01-01-2020
Important note : All end users must be registered with an Account prior to user licenses being assigned.
Chapter 1 Administration 1.1 Scope. 1.2 Purpose. 1.3 Application. 1.4 Units and Formulas. Chapter 2 Referenced Publications 2.1 General. 2.2 NFPA Publications. 2.3 Other Publications. 2.4 References for Extracts in Advisory Sections. Chapter 3 Definitions 3.1 General. 3.2 NFPA Definitions. 3.3 General Definitions. Chapter 4 Types of Vehicles 4.1 General. Chapter 5 General Description of Passenger Road Vehicle Fires and Background Information 5.1 Fire Statistics. 5.2 Materials Used in Passenger Road Vehicles. 5.3 Current Prescriptive Testing. 5.4 Noncombustible Material. 5.5 Limited-Combustible Material. 5.6 Fire Performance Properties. 5.7 Tenability Criteria. Chapter 6 Approach to Evaluating Passenger Road Vehicle Fire Hazard 6.1 General. 6.2 Basic Performance-Based Approach. 6.3 Design Considerations. 6.4 Regulatory Considerations.Chapter 7 Objectives and Design Criteria 7.1 Objectives. 7.2 Design Criteria. Chapter 8 Selecting Candidate Design 8.1 General. Chapter 9 Typical Fire Scenarios to Be Investigated 9.1 General. 9.2 Passenger Road Vehicle Motion. 9.3 Factors Contributing to Ignition. 9.4 Areas of Fire Origination. 9.5 Fire Scenarios. Chapter 10 Evaluation Methods and Tools 10.1 General. 10.2 Use of Test Methods. 10.3 Relevant Test Methods and Evaluation Tools. Chapter 11 Individual Fire Scenarios 11.1 Fires Starting in the Passenger Compartment. 11.2 Fires Starting in the Engine Compartment. 11.3 Fires Starting Inside the Trunk or Load-Carrying Area. 11.4 Pool Fires Resulting from Fuel Tank Failure and Burning Under the Vehicle. 11.5 Fires Resulting from Other External Heat Sources. Chapter 12 Further Guidance 12.1 Traditional Approach. 12.2 Mitigation Strategies. 12.3 Testing to Assess Improved Fire Performance of Materials or Products. Annex A Explanatory Material Annex B Fire Retardants Annex C Informational References
This document addresses issues associated with the development of hazardous conditions from fire involving passenger road vehicles and the time available for safe egress or rescue.
| DocumentType |
Guide
|
| ISBN |
978-145592342-7
|
| Pages |
0
|
| ProductNote |
THIS STANDARD IS ALSO REFERES TO :ECE R34.01,49 CFR 571.302/FMVSS 302
|
| PublisherName |
National Fire Protection Association
|
| Status |
Superseded
|
| SupersededBy | |
| Supersedes |
| NFPA 301:2023 | Code for Safety to Life from Fire on Merchant Vessels |
| NFPA 555:2021 | Guide on Methods for Evaluating Potential for Room Flashover |
| ASTM E 603 : 2017 : REDLINE | Standard Guide for Room Fire Experiments |
| UL 1685:4ED 2015-07-07 | Vertical-Tray Fire-Propagation and Smoke-Release Test for Electrical and Optical-Fiber Cables |
| ASTM E 2574/E2574M : 2017 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Fire Testing of School Bus Seat Assemblies |
| CFR 49(PTS400-571) : OCT 2017 | TRANSPORTATION |
| UL 9:8ED 2009-07-02 | Standard for Fire Tests of Window Assemblies |
| NFPA 921 : 2017 | GUIDE FOR FIRE AND EXPLOSION INVESTIGATIONS |
| ASTM D 5132 : 2017 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Horizontal Burning Rate of Polymeric Materials Used in Occupant Compartments of Motor Vehicles |
| NFPA 270 : 2013 | STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT OF SMOKE OBSCURATION USING A CONICAL RADIANT SOURCE IN A SINGLE CLOSED CHAMBER |
| NFPA 101 : 2018 | LIFE SAFETY CODE |
| ASTM D 6113 : 2016 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Using a Cone Calorimeter to Determine Fire-Test-Response Characteristics of Insulating Materials Contained in Electrical or Optical Fiber Cables |
| ASTM E 2102 : 2017 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Measurement of Mass Loss and Ignitability for Screening Purposes Using a Conical Radiant Heater |
| NFPA 289 : 2013 | STANDARD METHOD OF FIRE TEST FOR INDIVIDUAL FUEL PACKAGES |
| ASTM E 2067 : 2015 : REDLINE | Standard Practice for Full-Scale Oxygen Consumption Calorimetry Fire Tests |
| ISO 3795:1989 | Road vehicles, and tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry — Determination of burning behaviour of interior materials |
| ANSI/SAE Z26.1:1996 | SAFETY GLAZING MATERIALS FOR GLAZING MOTOR VEHICLES AND MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT OPERATING ON LAND HIGHWAYS - SAFETY STANDARD |
| NFPA SFPE PERFORMANCE BASED FIRE PROT : 2006 | SFPE ENGINEERING GUIDE TO PERFORMANCE-BASED FIRE PROTECTION |
| ASTM D 3675 : 2017 : REDLINE | TEST METHOD FOR SURFACE FLAMMABILITY OF FLEXIBLE CELLULAR MATERIALS USING A RADIANT HEAT ENERGY SOURCE |
| ASTM E 1546 : 2015 : REDLINE | Standard Guide for Development of Fire-Hazard-Assessment Standards |
| ISO/TS 17431:2006 | Fire tests— Reduced-scale model box test |
| ASTM E 136 : 2016-02 | TEST METHOD FOR BEHAVIOUR OF MATERIALS IN A VERTICAL TUBE FURNACE AT 750 DEGREES C |
| NFPA 260 : 2013 | STANDARD METHODS OF TESTS AND CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM FOR CIGARETTE IGNITION RESISTANCE OF COMPONENTS OF UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE |
| ASTM E 662 : 2017-02 | TEST METHOD FOR SPECIFIC OPTICAL DENSITY OF SMOKE GENERATED BY SOLID MATERIALS |
| ASTM E 1474 : 2014 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Determining the Heat Release Rate of Upholstered Furniture and Mattress Components or Composites Using a Bench Scale Oxygen Consumption Calorimeter |
| NFPA 261 : 2013 | TEST FOR DETERMINING RESISTANCE OF MOCK-UP UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE MATERIAL ASSEMBLIES TO IGNITION BY SMOLDERING CIGARETTES |
| SAE J 2464 : 2009 | ELECTRIC AND HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE RECHARGEABLE ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM (RESS) SAFETY AND ABUSE TESTING |
| NFPA 555 : 2017 | METHODS FOR EVALUATING POTENTIAL FOR ROOM FLASHOVER |
| BS EN 13823 : 2010 | REACTION TO FIRE TESTS FOR BUILDING PRODUCTS - BUILDING PRODUCTS EXCLUDING FLOORINGS EXPOSED TO THE THERMAL ATTACK BY A SINGLE BURNING ITEM |
| NFPA 257 : 2017 | FIRE TEST FOR WINDOW AND GLASS BLOCK ASSEMBLIES |
| NFPA 268 : 2017 | TEST METHOD FOR DETERMINING IGNITIBILITY OF EXTERIOR WALL ASSEMBLIES USING A RADIANT HEAT ENERGY SOURCE |
| NFPA 318 : 2018 | PROTECTION OF SEMICONDUCTOR FABRICATION FACILITIES |
| UL 263:14ED 2011-06-21 | Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials |
| ASTM E 162 : 2016 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Surface Flammability of Materials Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source |
| ASTM E 1354 : 2017 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Heat and Visible Smoke Release Rates for Materials and Products Using an Oxygen Consumption Calorimeter |
| ASTM E 1623 : 2016 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Determination of Fire and Thermal Parameters of Materials, Products, and Systems Using an Intermediate Scale Calorimeter (ICAL) |
Access your standards online with a subscription
Features
-
Simple online access to standards, technical information and regulations.
-
Critical updates of standards and customisable alerts and notifications.
-
Multi-user online standards collection: secure, flexible and cost effective.