Stay up-to-code with the 2019 edition of NFPA 701. Protect the public by avoiding devastating fires fueled by hanging textiles.

Tragedies show that textile materials used in interior furnishing for public occupancy buildings have the potential to contribute to devastating fire growth. To properly evaluate hanging textiles such as curtains and window shades, testing labs and manufacturers reference NFPA® 701, Standard Methods of Fire Tests for Flame Propagation of Textiles and Films.

Properly assess the propagation of flame of various textiles and films under specified fire test conditions.

The 2019 edition of NFPA 701 details the most up-to-date test methods apply to curtains, window shades, draperies, table linens, textile wall hangings, as well as to fabrics used in the assembly of awnings, tents, tarps, and other similar architectural fabric structures and banners. Revisions in this edition include updates to the burner fuel and to the reporting of flaming droplets.

NFPA 701 spells out:

• Types of test apparatus
• Calibration of equipment
• Geometry and conditioning of specimens
• Testing and cleaning procedures

This comprehensive document is essential for testing laboratories as well as fabric and textile product manufacturers.