Designation:E2280−13AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardGuideforFireHazardAssessmentoftheEffectofUpholsteredSeatingFurnitureWithinPatientRoomsofHealthCareFacilities1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2280;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONThetraditionalapproachtocodesandstandardsisthespecificationofindividualfire-test-responserequirementsforeachmaterial,componentorproductplacedinacertainenvironmentanddeemedimportanttoensurefiresafety.Thispracticehasbeeninplaceforsolongthatitgivesasignificantlevelofcomfort:amanufacturersknowswhatisrequiredtocomplywiththespecificationsandspecifiersapplytherequirements.Implicitassumptions,notstated,arethattheuseoftheprescribedrequirementsensuresanadequatelevelofsafety.Thereisnoneedtoimposeanychangeonthosemanufacturerswhosupplysafesystemsmeetingexistingprescriptiverequirements.However,asnewmaterialsandproductsaredeveloped,manufacturers,designers,andspecifiersoftendesiretheflexibilitytochoosehowtheoverallsafetyrequirementsaretobemet.Thus,itistheresponsibilityofthedeveloperofanalternativeapproachtostateexplicitlytheassumptionsbeingmadetoproducetheoutput.Thewaytogenerateexplicitandvalidassumptionsistoprovideaperformance-basedapproach,basedontestmethodsprovidingdatainengineeringunits,suitableforuseinfiresafetyengineeringcalculations,asthisguideprovides.Theresultingfirehazardassessmentfocusesonupholsteredseatingfurnitureitemswithinpatientroomsinhealthcareoccupancies.Thisrequiresdevelopingthefirescenariostobeconsideredandtheeffectofallcontentsanddesignconsiderationswithinthepatientroomwhicharepotentiallyabletoaffecttheresultingfirehazard.Thisoffersopportunitiesforinnovation,andingenuity,withoutcompromisingsafety.1.Scope1.1Thisisaguidetodevelopingfirehazardassessmentsforupholsteredseatingfurniture,wit...
