Designation:E2187−09AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardTestMethodforMeasuringtheIgnitionStrengthofCigarettes1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2187;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONThemostcommoninitiatingeventinafatalfireintheUnitedStatesisthedroppingofalitcigaretteontoabedorpieceofupholsteredfurniture.Thecigarettecoalheatsthefurnishingmaterialstothepointwheresmolderingcombustionbegins,perhapsfollowedbyatransitiontoflamingcombustion.Sincelimitingthefrequencyofignitionsisaprincipalapproachtoreducingfireloss,itisdesirabletoestablishatestmethodforthepropensityofacigarettetoignitesoftfurnishings.Thistestmethodusesstandardsubstratestodeterminetheextenttowhich,asthesubstratedrawsheatfromthecigarette,thecigarettecombustionremainsstrongenoughtobecapableofinitiatingafire.1.Scope1.1Thisfire-test-responsestandardprovidesastandardmeasureofthecapabilityofacigarette,positionedononeofthreestandardsubstrates,togeneratesufficientheattocontinueburningandthuspotentiallycauseignitionofbeddingorupholsteredfurniture.1.2Thismethodhasvalueasapredictoroftherelativepropensityofacigarettetoigniteupholsteredfurnishings.1.3Thismethodisapplicabletocigarettesthatburnalongthelengthofatobaccocolumn.1.4ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.5Thisstandardisusedtomeasureanddescribetheresponseofmaterials,products,orassembliestoheatandflameundercontrolledconditions,butdoesnotbyitselfincorporateallfactorsrequiredforfirehazardorfireriskassessmentofthematerials,products,orassembliesunderactualfireconditions.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddetermineth...
