TB 121: Flammability Test for Mattresses

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TB 121: Flammability Test for Mattresses
 
 
TB 121: Flammability Test for Mattresses - Standard Title
 
TB 121:1980 Flammability Test Procedure for Mattresses for Use in High Risk Occupancies
 
TB 121: Flammability Test for Mattresses - Standard Brief
 
TB 121:1980 Flammability Test Procedure for Mattresses for Use in High Risk Occupancies
: High Risk Occupancies might include, but are not limited to jails, prisons, penal institutions, correctional facilities, juvenile detention centers, nursing homes, and health care facilities.
 
This test procedure is not intended to be used for the evaluation of residential mattresses.
 
TB 121: Flammability Test for Mattresses - Test Requirement
 
Test ignition source: Galvanized metal container with 10 double sheets of loosely wadded newspaper.
 
Weight Loss due to combustion should be less 10 percent in the first 10 min.
The temperature should be less than 500ºF at the thermocouple above the test mattress at any time during the test.
Carbon monoxide concentration should be less than 1,000 ppm at any point in the test room at any time during the test.
 
TB 121: Flammability Test for Mattresses - Test Sample:
 
The test sample shall consist of a typical institutional mattress, complete with cover, with approximate dimensions 30X76 inches and with thickness appropriate to the application.
 
TB 121: Flammability Test for Mattresses - Reference Standard:
 
- 16 CFR PART 1632—STANDARD FOR THE FLAMMABILITY OF MATTRESSES AND MATTRESS PADS (FF 4–72, AMENDED)
- 16 CFR Part 1633 Standard for the Flammability (Open Flame) of Mattresses and Mattress/ Foundation Sets
- TB 106 Requirements, Test Procedure and Apparatus for Testing the Resistance of a Mattress or Mattress Pad to Combustion Which May Result from a Smoldering Cigarette
- TB 129 Flammability Test Procedure for Mattresses for Use In Public Buildings 
- NFPA 267 Fire characteristics of mattresses and bedding assemblies exposed to flaming ignition source
- ASTM E1590 Standard test method for Fire testing of mattresses (open flame)
- TB 604 Test Procedure and Apparatus for the Open Flame Resistance of Filled Bedclothing
 
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