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Test Results

Sandel is proud of the wide use of our non-flammable fabrics and we have subjected them to a full battery of tests under the supervision of numerous international agencies.

California Technical Bulletin 133 EXPLAINED

AGENCY/INDUSTRY TEST Test Description Results Am. Assoc. of Textile Chemists & Colorists Method 147 Anti-bacterial Properties yes Am. Assoc. of Textile Chemists & Colorists Method 30 Anti-fungal Properties yes ASTM E 1537 Fire Testing of Upholstered Furniture Pass ASTM E 1590 Fire Testing of Mattresses Pass ASTM G-21 Resistance to Fungi Resistance to Fungi No Growth ASTM G-22 Resistance to Bacteria Resistance to Bacteria No Growth Boeing Support Standard BSS 7239 Toxic Gas Generation by Materials on Combustion Pass Boston Fire Dept BFD IX-10 Upholstered Furniture fire Test Pass Boston Fire Dept BFD IX-11 Mattress Fire Test Pass California Tech. Bulletin TB117 Testing Flame Resistance in Upholstered Furniture Pass California Tech. Bulletin TB121 Flammability Test Procedure for Mattresses for Use in High Risk Occupancies Pass California Tech. Bulletin TB129 Flammability Test Procedure for Mattresses for Use in Public Buildings Pass California Tech. Bulletin TB133 Flammability Test Procedure for Seating Furniture for Use in Public Occupancies Pass California Tech. Bulletin TB603 Requirements and Test Procedure for Mattress Set to a Large Open Flame Pass Consumer Prod Safety Comm. Standard Document FF 4-7216 CFR part 1632.13 Cigarette Ignition Pass Dermatotoxicologic Tests 21 Day Cumulative Irritancy Assay Pass Dermatotoxicologic Tests Draize Repeat Insult Patch Test Pass Dermatotoxicologic Tests Modified Draize Skin Sensitization Study Pass Dermatotoxicologic Tests Photo-irritation (photo toxicity) Pass FAA Full Scale Burn Test-3 hour burn of loaded pallet Pass FAA Reg. 25.853 (b) Appendix F-Part I Flame Resistance Pass FAA Reg. 25.855 (c) Appendix F-Part III Flame Resistance Pass Federal Test Method Standard # 191A method 5306 Abrasion Resistance (Taber Method) Pass Federal Test Method Standard # 191A method 5903.1 Flame Resistance Pass Mattress Cornell Test Mattress Durability Durability of Finished Mattress Pass Mattress Octagon Roller Test Durability of Finished Mattress Pass Military Spec C-24756 Curtains and Blankets, Smoke, Portable Pass Military Spec C-24757 Fiberglas, Cloth, Coated Pass Military Spec C-44154 Cloth, Insulation, Multiple Layer Composite, Quilted, Flame Resistant Pass Nat'l Bureau of Standards NBS IR 77-1290 Part 1 Combustion of Mattresses Exposed to Flaming Ignition Source Superior Nat'l Fire Protection Assoc. # 258 Smoke Generation of Solid Materials Pass Nat'l Fire Protection Assoc. # 701-Small Scale Flame Propagation of Textiles and Films Pass Sears Laboratories Soil Release Pass Sears Laboratories Wyzenbeek Abrasion (15,000 cycles) Pass Underwriter Laboratory Subject #1056, #214 Same as NFPA #701 Pass University of Pittsburgh Toxicity of Smoke Emission Pass International British Standard (UK) #476: Part 6: 1989 Fire Tests on Building Materials … Pass British Standard (UK) #476: Part 7: 1977 Fire Tests on Building Materials … Pass British Standard (UK) #3424: Part 26:1990 Water Repellence Exceeds British Standard (UK) BS EN ISO 4589-2 Testing of Ignition of Materials Pass British Standard (UK) #5690 Martindale Abrasion Test Pass British Standard (UK) #5852 Part 1, Source 1, Source 0 Fire Tests for Upholstered Seating Pass British Standard (UK) #5852 Part 2, Source 5 Fire Tests for Upholstered Seating Pass British Standard (UK) #5852 Section 4 Source- 8x Crib 7 Fire Tests for Upholstered Seating Pass British Standard (UK) #6575: 1985, clause 16.1.2 Fire Blankets Pass British Standard (UK) #6807 1990 Section 2 Ignition of Mattress, Divans, … Pass British Standard (UK) #6807: 1990 Section 2 Source-Crib 7 Ignition of Mattress, Divans, … Pass British Standard (UK) #6853 1987 Appendix B. Clause B.9.5 Code of Practice in Design of Passenger Trains Pass British Standard (UK) #7176 Source-Crib 7 Resistance to Ignition of Upholstered Furniture - Non-domestic Seating Pass British Standard (UK) #7177 Ignition of Mattress, Divans, … Pass Heathrow Express NFX 70-100 Analysis of Pyrolysis and Combustion Gases Pass London Underground Limited (UK) Code of Practice Materials Used in Practice Pass London Underground Limited (UK) Engineering Standard E1042 A3 Fire Safety Performance of Materials Used in the Underground Pass Naval Engineering Standard (UK) NES 711 Smoke Testing Pass Naval Engineering Standard (UK) NES 713 Toxicity Testing Pass Royal Norwegian Navy NordTest Fire 032 Test 1, Test 11 Upholstered Furniture: Burn Test Pass Royal Norwegian Navy NordTest Fire 043 Test 9 Large Free-Hanging Curtains & Drapery: Burn Test Pass

* Cal TB 133 is a full-scale upholstered furniture test that frequently requires fire barriers. Sandel is the most effective material that can be used to pass.

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