Fire Materials Testing

As a result of the February 16, 1996 MARC commuter train accident, the National Transportation Safety Board recommended that DOT review the testing protocols regarding the flammability and the smoke emissions characteristics of interior materials and coordinate the development and implementation of standards for materials performance and testing with FRA and FTA. The purpose of this project is to enable FTA to update and develop fire safety standards for the performance and testing of interior materials for transit vehicles. It includes updating the FTA recommended fire safety practices for bus, van and rail transit materials selection. This project also supports the objective of the interagency Fire and Materials Working Group of the federal government to produce uniform guidelines for fire performance of materials under construction by government agencies and transportation providers. Use of these guidelines in the selection of materials for transit vehicles will reduce fire incidents and costly property damage and casualties.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $150000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  FTA-MA-26-5015

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Transit Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Field, Roy

• Performing Organizations:

  Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142
• Principal Investigators:

  Harrison, James

• Start Date: 20030714
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• Source Data: RiP Project 5836

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fire fighting; Fire resistant materials; Flammability; Flammable materials; Flammable materials; Interior design; Materials tests; Rail transit; Transit boards; Transit vehicle operations; Vehicle design
• Subject Areas: Design; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; I30: Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01459482
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Federal Transit Administration
• Contract Numbers: FTA-MA-26-5015
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 1:04PM