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IDFX: IV. Life Safety and Universal Design Exam
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ADA

Americans with Disabilities Act; most notable national federal-level law, regulates the removal of
barriers for the physically disabled




Model code

A code that has been written by a group comprised of experts knowledgeable in the field, without
reference to any particular geographical area




IBC

International Building Code; the primary model code produced by the ICC; is a consolidation of the three
model codes previously published in the US, merged and created in 2003




BOCA NBC

BOCA National Building Code; developed by the Building Official Code Administrators International
(BOCA); one of the three model codes previously published in the US that the IBC is based on




UBC

Uniform Building Code developed by the International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO); one of the
three model codes previously published in the US that the IBC is based on

,SBC

Standard Building Code developed by the Southern Building Code Conference International (SBCCI); one
of the three model codes previously published in the US that the IBC is based on




NBC

National Building Code of Canada; primary code for Canadian provinces




NEC

National Electrical Code; the electrical code used by all jurisdictions; the ICC does not publish an
electrical code to maintain greater uniformity in building regulation, but refers to this instead




In the US, the authority for adapting and enforcing building codes is one of the police powers given to
the states by the _____ Amendment in the US Constitution

Tenth




Building codes are ______ adopted and enforced by local governments.

Usually




______ are enacted as laws just as any other local regulation.

Codes




ASTM International

,Formally known as the "American Society for Testing Materials"; publishes thousands of test procedures
that prescribe in detail such things as how the test apparatus must be set up, how materials must be
prepared for the test, the length of the test, and other requirements




NFPA

National Fire Protection Association; develops standards related to the causes and prevention of
destructive fires (sprinkler systems, fire extinguishers, hazardous materials, fire fighting, and much
more)




ANSI

American National Standards Institute; a well-known organization in the field, approves standards
developed by other organizations and works to avoid duplications between different standards




OSHA

Occupational Safety and Health Administration




A listed label

Means that the product passed the safety test and is manufactured under the UL follow-up services
program




A classified label

Means that samples of the product were tested for certain types of uses only




Flooring radiant panel test

, Tests sample of carpet in the normal horizontal position and measures the flame spread in a corridor or
exit way under the influence of a fully developed fire in an adjacent space. Measures in watts per sq
centimeter. Higher number = more resistant

NFPA 253

ASTM E643




Methenamine pill test

ASTM D2859 - Standard test method for ignition characteristics of finished textile floor covering
materials (carpets and rugs)




Steiner tunnel test

laboratory test yielding three ratings of wall finishes: fuel-contributed, smoke-developed, and flame-
spread

ASTM E84




Room corner test

Measures the contribution of interior textile wall coverings to room fire growth

NFPA 286




Room corner test for textiles

Contribution of textile wall finish to fire growth in full-scale mockup

NFPA 265




Smoke density chamber test

Smoke developed from flaming and nonflaming solid materials

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