New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter I - Industrial Board Of Appeals › Subchapter C - Related Regulations Of The Industrial Commissioner › Part 80 - Flammable Wearing Apparel, Fabrics, Related Materials And Interior Furnishings › Subpart 80-8 - Specification For Flame Resistant Materials Used In Camping Tentage › Section 80-8.7 - Test method, wall and top material

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a)
Test
					 specimen.
The test specimens shall be rectangles of cloth 23/4
						inches by 12 inches (±1/16
						inch) with the long dimensions parallel to either the warp or filling
						directions of the material.
(b)
Test apparatus required.
(1) Cabinet. A cabinet and accessories,
					 fabricated in accordance with the requirements specified in Figures A, B and C.
					 Galvanized sheet metal or other suitable metal shall be used. The entire inside
					 back wall of the cabinet shall be painted black to facilitate the viewing of
					 the test specimen and pilot flame.
(2) Burner. The burner used in the test shall
					 conform to the following:
(i) The burner shall
					 be equipped with a variable orifice to adjust the flame height, a barrel having
					 a 3/8 inch inside diameter,
					 and a pilot light.
(ii) The burner
					 may be constructed by combining a
					 3/8 inch inside diameter
					 barrel 3 ±1/4 inches long from a fixed orifice burner with a base from a
					 variable orifice burner.
(iii) The
					 pilot light tube shall have a diameter of approximately
					 1/16 inch and shall be spaced
					 1/8 inch away from the burner
					 edge with a pilot flame 1/8
					 inch long.
(iv) The necessary gas
					 connections and the applicable plumbing shall be as specified in Figure D
					 except that a solenoid valve may be used in lieu of the stopcock valve to which
					 the burner is attached. The stopcock valve or solenoid valve, whichever is
					 used, shall be capable of being fully opened or fully closed in 0.1
					 second.
(v) On the side of the
					 barrel of the burner, opposite the pilot light there shall be a metal rod of
					 approximately 1/8 inch
					 diameter spaced 1/2 inch from the barrel and extending above the burner. The
					 rod shall have two 5/16 inch
					 prongs marking the distances of 3/4 inch and 11/2 inches above the top of the
					 burner.
(vi) The burner shall be
					 fixed in a position so that the center of the barrel of the burner is directly
					 below the center of the specimen.
(3) Control valve system. A control valve
					 system with a delivery rate designed to furnish gas to the burner under a
					 pressure of 21/2±1/4 lbs. per square inch at the burner inlet. The
					 manufacturer's recommended delivery rate for the valve system shall include the
					 required pressure.
(4) Gas. The gas
					 used shall be Matheson Manufactured Gas Type B or the equivalent.
(5) Metal hooks and weights. Metal hooks and
					 weights to produce a series of total loads to determine damaged length. The
					 metal hooks shall consist of 19 gauge steel wire or equivalent and shall be
					 made from 3 inch lengths of the wire and bent 1/2 inch from one end to a 45
					 degree hook. One end of the hook shall be fastened around the neck of the
					 weight to be used.
(6) Stop watch.
					 Stop watch or other device to measure the burning time to 0.2 second.
(7) Scale. Scale, graduated in 0.1 inch to
					 measure the damaged length.