Page 8
American Society for Testing and
Materials (ASTM) Standards
The American Society for Testing and
Materials is a non-profit organization that,
through 132 different standards-writing
committees, publishes standard test methods,
specifications, practices, guides, classifi-
cations and terminology. As an example,
ASTM Standard E119-98 deals with test
methods for fire tests of building construction
and materials.
ASTM standard E119-98 is
cited in the UL test used for the FR Series.
For more information about the ASTM,
visit their web page at www.astm.org.
Local Authorities
Standards, Testing, Regulatory
The ultimate authority to accept or reject a
particular product or a specific installation
rests with one or more local authorities.
Local authorities include building inspectors,
electrical inspectors and the local fire
marshal.
Local authorities may be state, county or
city government agencies. These local
authorities are responsible for writing local
building codes and other regulations. Most
use all or substantial portions of national
codes such as the NEC and UBC. Certain
non-governmental organizations, such as
insurance companies, also influence both
the regulatory process and job-site
approvals.
American Society for Testing and
Materials (ASTM) Standards
Some localities have added additional,
and sometimes stricter, standards to these
national codes. New York, Chicago, Las
Vegas, Los Angeles and the state of California
are among those localities that have added
building or fire safety standards to their codes.
Fortunately, most local authorities will
accept products that are UL Classified for
the specific application in which they are
to be used. Thus, the Atlas-Soundolier FR
Series should be welcome in almost every
locality and installation. To assure this
acceptance,
make sure the ceiling system
itself conforms to local codes and install the
FR Series according to Atlas-Soundolier
guidelines.
Atlas-Soundolier has received approval to
use certain other Atlas-Soundolier products
in specific localities including Chicago.
Contact Atlas-Soundolier for more infor-
mation on this subject.
Part 3
(continued)
