Description

This Standard details the appropriate procedures for conducting fire and hose stream tests to determine the degree in which assemblies provide sufficient resistance to fire and assessing suitability when protection over a particular time is necessary.

Fire doors play a critical role in helping to protect lives and property by slowing the spread of flames, heat, and gases through door openings in fire-resistive walls.

Scope

This standard includes:

• General administration, definitions, and referenced publications
• Control of fire test, including temperature-time curve, furnace temperatures, and unexposed surface temperatures
• Fire door assembly construction and size, mounting, clearances, and test wall
• Conduct of fire test and hose stream test
• Performance criteria for fire door assemblies, including swinging and sliding doors
• Reporting requirements and annex material covering explanatory, commentary, and informational references.