Reaction to fire tests — Room corner test for wall and ceiling lining products — Part 1: Test method for a small room configuration

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Designation Number:
CAN/ULC 9705-1
Standard Type:
National Standard of Canada - Adoption of International Standard
Standard Development Activity:
New Edition
ICS code(s):
13.220.50
Status:
Proceeding to development
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Scope:

This standard specifies the test method to evaluate the reaction of wall and ceiling products to fire when installed at the surface of a small room and exposed directly to a specified ignition source. The test represents a fire scenario, which starts under well-ventilated conditions in a corner of a specified room with a signle open doorway.
Tests performed in accordance with the method specified in this standard provide data for the early stages of a fire from ignition up to flashover. The method does not evaluate the fire resistance of products. 
The method is not intended to evaluate floor coverings. This method is not suitable for sandwich panel building systems, pipe insulatio and facades. 

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On March 8, 2013, ULC Standards published the First Edition of CAN/ULC-9705 (ISO 9705:1993, MOD), Fire tests - full-scale room test for surface products. This standard was an adoption of the First Edition of ISO 9705:1993 with Canadian deviations. ISO 9705:1993 has since been superseded by ISO 9705-1:2016, Reaction to fire tests - Room corner test for wall and ceiling lining products - Part 1: Test method for a small room configuration. The Technical Committee is proposing to adopt ISO 9705-1:2016 to reflect current evaluation test method configuration and guidance for surface products.

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