NoFire Technologies

NoFire Independent Tests & Approvals

ASTM E84-87     Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials

• Eter Board, Douglas Fir, Low density Fiberboard, Composite Panels, United States testing Company, Inc. Fairfield, N.J.

UL-723               Report on Fire Retardant Coating under the CLASSIFICATION PROGRAM

• Douglas Fir, Underwriters Laboratories, Northbrook, Illinois

Unites States Navy Qualified Products list (QPL)

• Qualification Letter
• MIL-PRF-24596 Type II Class I Application (Surface Ship, general usage)
• Type II Class 2 Application A (Submarine, general usage)
• Fire Test Results, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Div. Bethesda, MD.
• Naval Environmental Health Center (NEHC) Report
• SGS U.S. Testing Report; Additional required tests

International Maritime Organization (IMO)

• Resolution A.653(16), Resolution MSC.41(64)
• “Recommendation on Improved Fire Test procedures for Surface Flammability of Bulkhead, Ceiling and Deck Finish
• Materials”, “Interim Standard for Measuring Smoke and Toxic Products of Combustion”
• Resolution MSC.61(67) International Code for Application of Fire Test Procedures
• Performed at Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX on Calcium Silicate Board and Marine Grade Polyester
• NoFire A-18 Marine Paint & Exterior Gloss Latex Paint
• Performed at Danish Institute of Fire & Safety Technology

Type Approval – NoFire A-18

• United States Coast Guard, Det Norske Veritas (DNV), American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and Lloyds Register

Certificate of Conformity-EC  EC Type Examination Certificate-NoFire A-18

• Det Norske Veritas

International Maritime Organization (IMO)

• Resolution A.754(18) Resolution on Fire Resistance Tests for “A’, “B”, and “F” Class Divisions and High Speed Craft
• Code (HSC) for aluminum and steel construction
• Josco/NoFire J12D Deck Structural Fire Protection System – Class A60 (A Barrier)
• NoFire J12B Structural Bulkhead Fire Protection System – Class A60 (B Barrier)
• ISO 1182 and Part 1 of the IMO FTP Code; Non-combustibility
  A Barrier (J12D)
  B Barrier  (J12B)

UL 94 and 746 Tests for Flammability of Plastic Materials for Parts in Devises and Applications

• Performed at Underwriters Laboratories on grades PVC-3, PVC-4, AL-2, and SS-1. (UL 94 is equivalent to ASTM D3801
• and IEC 707 1210.2) using NoFire A-18.  These specifications exceed the IEEE-383 Vertical Burn Test
• Included in these tests were:
• Surface Resistivity – on Aluminum, Stainless Steel and PVC UL746C
• Flexural Strength – on Aluminum, Stainless Steel, and PVC ASTM D-790
• Environmental – on PVC, UL746C, ASTM D-790
• Performed at Underwriters Laboratories on Wood Particle Board using NoFire A-18

Uniform Building Code UBC 8-2 (Formerly UBC 42-2) Standard method for Evaluating Room Fire Growth Contribution of
Textile Wall Coverings

• Tests on ¼” hardwood plywood, T111 plywood, wood shingles, ½” hardboard siding, and lap 7/16” flake board siding.
• Performed using NoFire A-18 at university of California, Berkeley,  June 1992
• Tests on T111 Plywood, Clear Cedar Shakes using NoFire A-18 performed at University of California, Berkeley, 1995
• Tests on ¼” Sterling Board coated with 18 coats of alkyd base paint and top-coated with NoFire A-18, performed at VTEC Laboratories, Bronx, New York, 1999
• Tests on Cement Board coated with six coats of alkyd base paint and top-coated with A-18, performed at VTEC Laboratories, Bronx, New York, 1999
• Tests on T111 Plywood Panels coated with 1 coat of NoFire A-18 and top-coated with exterior latex paint, performed At VTEC Laboratories, Bronx New York, 1999
• Tests on Sheetrock Panels coated with 8 coats on interior latex paint, top-coated with NoFire A-18 and finished with 1 coat exterior latex paint, performed at VTEC Laboratories, Bronx, New York, 1999

Report of Material and Equipment Acceptance (MEA 104-96M)

• Department of Buildings, City of New York, may 16, 1996

Approval as Registered Flame Resistance Product

• California Department of Forestry and Fire protection office of the State Marshal

Approval of Registered Flame Resistant Product

• Department of Buildings, State of Rhode Island

Toxicity and Environmental

EPA-24
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)
Tests performed by U.S. Testing Company, February 11-16, 2000

NES 713 Test
Test performed at VTEC Laboratories, January 29, 1996

Acute Inhalation Toxicity of Thermal Degradation products Using the NYS Modified Pittsburgh Protocol
Tests performed on NoFire A-18 at United States Testing Laboratories, Fairfield, New Jersey
Gas Analysis by the Dragger Tube Method

ASTM E662 – NoFire A
Tests performed by HPVA Laboratory and Testing Service, March 1, 1996
Gas Analysis by the Dragger Tube Method

ASTM E662 – NoFire Ct3 Coal Tar Epoxy
Tests performed by HPVA Laboratory and Testing Service, March 1, 1996

MIL M-14H NoFire A
Tests performed by the United States Testing Company, June 17, 1992

ASTM D-3359

• Standard Method for Adhesion Test
• Test performed by the United States Testing Company, January 16-18, 1996

NFPA 417

• Standard on Construction and Protection of Aircraft Loading Walkways
• Tests performed at Underwriters Laboratories, Canada, on Aircraft Loading Bridges, 1994

Fire Endurance Test of Versa Wrap Raceway Fire Barrier Systems for Conduit and Cable Trays

• Conducted according to Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Generic Letter 86-10 Supplement 1, One And Three Hour Protocol for Conduit, Cable Trays, junction Boxes and Hangers, Omega Point Laboratories, Elmendorf, TX.

ASTM E814-88

• Standard Method for Fire Test Through-Penetration and Fire Stops, on PVC pipes performed at Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX.

ANSI/IEEE Standard 383

• Standard test of Class 1E Electrical Cables for Nuclear Power generation Stations (Cable Coating) Test performed by
• Underwriters Laboratories, August 19, 1996.

FAR 25.855, Appendix F, Part III, Amendment 25-60
Flammability of Aircraft Cargo Liners

• Tests performed by Flight Insulation Company, at U.S. Testing Company, December 1993, using NoFire 2025/30.
• Specifications meet codes of FAR 25.855, Appendix F, Part III, Amendment  25-60 (Now FAR 25.855(c) as changed by Amendment 25-72)

NAVSEA MIL-STD-2031

• Fire Protection of Glass Vinyl Ester Composites for Structural Applications, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, Bethesda, MD.

Uniform Building Code UBC 17-5

• Room test for interior of foam plastic systems
• Test performed at Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX, December 5, 1995

ASTM E152, BS-476 Part 22, ISO-3008

• Standard Methods of Fire Tests of Door Assemblies
• Tests performed by Weyerhaeuser Co. on 1 5/8” Particle Core Profile Doors.
• ASTM E152 – Longview, Washington – May 1993
• BS-476 Part 22 – Trade Technology Ltd., Buckinghamshire, England-August 1993
• International Standards Organization – Test #: ISO-3008, - August 1993

CAN4 S104-M80

• Standard Methods of Fire Tests of Door Assemblies
• Tests performed at Underwriters Laboratories Canada on Retrofit Doors, May 1994

FC708

• Acoustical Ceiling Fire Tests
• Tests performed by US Gypsum, June 1994

MIL-STD 1648A

• Radiation Heat Flux on Naval Missile Canister performed by FMC Corporation for the US Navy

Approval for use at Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Station. Ukraine

• First Deputy Chairman Ukrainian State, Committee, Nuclear Energy, September 19, 1995.

UL Approval-Structural Steel Columns Protected by S-Barrier

• Tests performed at Underwriters Laboratories, August 2000