{"id":15651,"date":"2024-10-16T21:55:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T21:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/product\/uncategorized\/nfpa-556-2011\/"},"modified":"2024-10-24T12:13:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T12:13:47","slug":"nfpa-556-2011","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/product\/publishers\/nfpa\/nfpa-556-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"NFPA 556 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Safeguard vehicle occupants with life-saving guidance in the first edition of <em>NFPA 556.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>NFPA 556: Guide on Methods for Evaluating Fire Hazard to Occupants of Passenger Road Vehicles<\/em> provides guidance on methods and tools to decrease the fire hazard or fire risk in passenger road vehicles, thereby increasing the likelihood that occupants will have time to exit or be rescued in case of fire.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The first edition of <em>NFPA 556<\/em> presents:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Guidance for a hazard based assessment for the development of hazardous conditions from fire involving passenger road vehicles<\/li>\n<li>Statistical information on vehicle fires<\/li>\n<li>Background information on passenger road vehicle fire performance<\/li>\n<li>Performance-based approaches to evaluating passenger road vehicle fire hazards<\/li>\n<li>A substantial chapter dedicated to fire scenarios and mitigation strategies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The new <em>NFPA 556<\/em> benefits everyone with a goal of decreasing the fire hazards on the road, and is essential for everyone concerned with vehicle occupant safety.<\/p>\n<h4>PDF Catalog<\/h4>\n<table border=\"1px\" class=\"des-table\">\n<tr>\n<th>PDF Pages<\/th>\n<th>PDF Title<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>2<b><\/td>\n<td>Important Notices and Disclaimers <br \/> Important Notices and Disclaimers  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>3<b><\/td>\n<td>Additional Notices and Disclaimers <br \/> Additional Notices and Disclaimers  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>4<b><\/td>\n<td>2.1 General <br \/> 2.1 General <br \/> 2.2 NFPA Publications <br \/> 2.2 NFPA Publications  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>7<b><\/td>\n<td>Chapter 1 Administration <br \/> Chapter 1 Administration <br \/> 1.1 Scope <br \/> 1.1 Scope <br \/> 1.2 Purpose <br \/> 1.2 Purpose <br \/> 1.3 Application <br \/> 1.3 Application  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>8<b><\/td>\n<td>1.4 Units and Formulas <br \/> 1.4 Units and Formulas <br \/> Chapter 2 Referenced Publications <br \/> Chapter 2 Referenced Publications <br \/> 2.3 Other Publications <br \/> 2.3 Other Publications  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>10<b><\/td>\n<td>2.4 References for Extracts in Advisory Sections <br \/> 2.4 References for Extracts in Advisory Sections <br \/> Chapter 3 Definitions <br \/> Chapter 3 Definitions <br \/> 3.1 General <br \/> 3.1 General <br \/> 3.2 NFPA Definitions <br \/> 3.2 NFPA Definitions <br \/> 3.3 General Definitions <br \/> 3.3 General Definitions  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>12<b><\/td>\n<td>Chapter 4 Types of Vehicles <br \/> Chapter 4 Types of Vehicles <br \/> 4.1 General <br \/> 4.1 General <br \/> Chapter 5 General Description of Passenger Road Vehicle Fires and Background Information <br \/> Chapter 5 General Description of Passenger Road Vehicle Fires and Background Information <br \/> 5.1 Fire Statistics <br \/> 5.1 Fire Statistics  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>14<b><\/td>\n<td>5.2 Materials Used in Passenger Road Vehicles <br \/> 5.2 Materials Used in Passenger Road Vehicles <br \/> 5.3 Current Prescriptive Testing <br \/> 5.3 Current Prescriptive Testing  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>15<b><\/td>\n<td>5.4 Fire Performance Properties <br \/> 5.4 Fire Performance Properties <br \/> 5.5 Tenability Criteria <br \/> 5.5 Tenability Criteria  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>16<b><\/td>\n<td>Chapter 6 Approach to Evaluating Passenger Road Vehicle Fire Hazard <br \/> Chapter 6 Approach to Evaluating Passenger Road Vehicle Fire Hazard <br \/> 6.1 General <br \/> 6.1 General <br \/> 6.2 Basic Performance-Based Approach <br \/> 6.2 Basic Performance-Based Approach  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>17<b><\/td>\n<td>6.3 Design Considerations <br \/> 6.3 Design Considerations <br \/> 6.4 Regulatory Considerations <br \/> 6.4 Regulatory Considerations <br \/> Chapter 7 Objectives and Design Criteria <br \/> Chapter 7 Objectives and Design Criteria <br \/> 7.1 Objectives <br \/> 7.1 Objectives <br \/> 7.2 Design Criteria <br \/> 7.2 Design Criteria <br \/> Chapter 8 Selecting Candidate Design <br \/> Chapter 8 Selecting Candidate Design <br \/> 8.1 General <br \/> 8.1 General <br \/> Chapter 9 Typical Fire Scenarios to Be Investigated <br \/> Chapter 9 Typical Fire Scenarios to Be Investigated <br \/> 9.1 General <br \/> 9.1 General <br \/> 9.2 Passenger Road Vehicle Motion <br \/> 9.2 Passenger Road Vehicle Motion  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>18<b><\/td>\n<td>9.3 Factors Contributing to Ignition <br \/> 9.3 Factors 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Retardants  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>38<b><\/td>\n<td>Annex C Informational References <br \/> Annex C Informational References  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>45<b><\/td>\n<td>Index <br \/> Index  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><b> Guide on Methods for Evaluating Fire Hazard to Occupants of Passenger Road Vehicles<\/b><\/p>\n<table class=\"shortdes-table\" style=\"width: 100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Published By<\/td>\n<td>Publication Date<\/td>\n<td>Number of Pages<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a 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