Workshop on Fire Testing Measurement Needs: Proceedings.
Workshop on Fire Testing Measurement Needs:
Proceedings.
(1125 K)
Grosshandler, W. L.
NISTIR 6774; August 2001.
Workshop on Fire Testing Measurement Needs.
Proceedings. June 18-19, 2001, Gaithersburg, MD,
Grosshandler, W. L., Editor(s), 92 pp, 2001.
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Keywords:
fire tests; codes; regulations; manufacturing;
certification
Abstract:
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This report describes the proceedings of a workshop held
on June 18 and 19, 2001, at NIST in Gaithersburg to
identify where science and technology can better prepare
fire testing laboratories and their customers to meet
these challenges. Topics that were covered include the
following: most common and significant fire test methods
(by frequency of performance and/or economic impact);
uncertainty limits and calibration practices; laboratory
accreditation; incorporating new measurement techniques
into old test protocols; the role of numerical
simulation in interpreting/displaying results;
implications of global markets; and needs of code
officials and manufacturers of regulated materials and
products. Speakers represented codes and standards
organizations, regulators and authorities having
jurisdiction, laboratory accrediting bodies,
laboratories engaged in best practices, materials and
products manufacturers, large commercial fire testing
organizations, and small commercial fire testing
organizations. Major issues of concern to fire testing
laboratories and their customers were prioritized.
Although the concerns of these different interest groups
were not fully congruent, three pathways forward were
proposed: Develop a rational means to quantify
uncertainty that is relevant to fire testing. Explore
alternative mechanisms for accrediting fire testing
laboratories that are consistent with the North American
business model, and that lead to acceptance by
international markets of the products certified by North
American testing organizations. Invest in research to
better relate the behavior of products measured during
standard testing to their performance in realistic fire
scenarios, and vice versa.
Selected Papers
Welcome.
Snell, J. E.
Introduction.
Grosshandler, W. L.
Codes and Regulations.
Beitel, J. J.
NASFEM's Mission.
Bliss, D.
United States Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Stadnik, A.
NES: A Perspective on Fire Testing.
Bowman, D.
Armstrong World Industries: Application of Fire Tests
Fritz, T. W.
Test Laboratories: A Manufacturer's Viewpoint.
Beitel, J. J.
Enhancing Public Health and Safety Through Quality Testing and Engineering. Laboratory Certification and Accrediation.
Cassedy, J. W.
International Conference of Building Officials.
Ramani, C.
Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories (NRTLs).
Klouse, K.
Product Safety Certification.
Gillerman, G.
American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA).
Unger, P.
Measurement of Uncertainties.
Wenzel, A.
Fire Testing Measurements.
Pabich, M.
Fire Testing Measurement Needs.
deRis, J. L.
Improved Real-Scale Fire Measurements Having Meaningful Uncertainty Limits.
Pitts, W. M.
European Group of Official Laboratories for Fire Testing (EGOLF).
Murrell, J.
Implications of Globalization on U.S. Fire Testing.
Gann, R. G.
Advanced Measurements and Predictive Methods.
Hamins, A.; McGrattan, K. B.
Workshop on Fire Testing Measurement Needs.
Janssens, M. L.
Red Team Notes From Fire Test Lab Workshop, June 19, 2001.
Gann, R. G.
Yellow Rules.
Mowrer, F. W.
