Selecting the appropriate building materials is crucial to helping to reduce the risks of fires and related hazards in the built environment. Help ensure your materials meet minimum fire safety standards by referencing NFPA 703, Standard for Fire-Retardant-Treated Wood and Fire-Retardant Coatings for Building Materials.

This standard offers comprehensive criteria for defining, identifying, classifying, and testing fire-retardant-treated wood and fire-retardant-coated materials in both interior and exterior applications.

Industries ranging from construction and architecture to fire safety engineering and building code enforcement rely on NFPA 703 for expert knowledge and guidance critical to safety and compliance. The standard provides the most current criteria for defining and identifying fire-retardant-treated wood and fire-retardant-coated building materials.

Key Aspects and Benefits of NFPA 703-2027 Include:

• Updated Fire-Retardant-Treated Wood Criteria: The time for testing fire-retardant-treated wood was extended from 10 minutes to 30 minutes.
• Added Alternative Testing Method: An alternative test method, ASTM E2768, Standard Test Method for Extended Duration Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials (30 min Tunnel Test) was included. Additional changes were made in Chapter 4 to support the revised testing procedure.
• New Annex Information: The definition of fire-retardant-treated wood was added to the annex.
• Trusted Industry Resource: Published by the National Fire Protection Association^® (NFPA^®), the authority on fire and life safety standards.