- Author
- Babrauskas, V.
- Title
- Combustion of Mattresses Exposed to Flaming Ignition Sources. Part 1. Full-Scale Tests and Hazard Analysis. Final Report.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Sponsor
- Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Washington, DC Veterans Administration, Washington, DC Department of Defense, Washington, DC Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC
- Report
- NBSIR 77-1290; CIB W14/77/20 (USA), September 1977, 145 p.
- Distribution
- AVAILABLE FROM National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Technology Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, VA 22161. Telephone: 1-800-553-6847 or 703-605-6000; Fax: 703-605-6900. Website: http://www.ntis.gov
- Keywords
- bedding | beds (furniture) | compartment fires | fire safety | fire tests | health care facilities | hospitals | mattresses | prisons
- Abstract
- A test program was conducted to assess the hazards of institutional mattresses when subjected to a sustained flaming ignition source. This report gives results on full-scale room burns of ten different mattress types under several ventilation conditions. Tenability and rapid flame spread potential criteria were applied in a hazard assessment which showed a wide range of behavior among mattresses now being used in institutions. An extensive review of previous fire tests involving mattresses is included.