Essential for testing laboratories and manufacturers, NFPA 260, Standard Methods of Tests and Classification System for Cigarette Ignition Resistance of Components of Upholstered Furniture provides six laboratory testing procedures for evaluating the performance of upholstered furniture components when exposed to smoldering cigarettes.

Topics covered include:

• Test apparatus
• Test specimens
• Test procedures
• Cigarette resistance classifications
• Safety precautions

Cigarette ignition of upholstered furniture is a major cause of life loss due to fire in the United States.

Stay up-to-date with NFPA 260, which includes this edition's substantial revisions to the standard cover fabric and the foam substrate cited in Chapter 4.