3 Definitions
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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Resolutions - Assembly - IMO Resolution A.688(17) – Fire Test Procedures for Ignitability of Bedding Components – (Adopted on 6 November 1991) - Annex - Recommendation on Fire Test Procedures for Ignitability of Bedding Components - 3 Definitions

3 Definitions

  Mattress: Product in the form of a resilient material (for instance, polyurethane foam or light fibre fill) or of padding materials in combination with steel springs (spring mattress), enveloped by a cover.

Quilt and pillow: Products of padding materials (down/feather or textile fibre) enveloped by a textile fabric.

Ticking: Fabric enveloping the resilient material in a mattress.

Ignitability: A measure of the ease with which a material or a product can be ignited so as to flame or progressively smoulder.

Ignition source: Source of energy which is used to ignite combustible materials or products.

Flaming: Undergoing combustion in the gaseous phase, usually with emission of light.

Shouldering: An exothermic reaction taking place in a material without flaming, with or without emission of light.

Progressive shouldering: Smouldering which continues after the ignition source is extinguished or removed.


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