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Abstract
In 1909, the former NFPA Committee on Devices and Materials presented a report on the classification of roofing materials, which was revised and officially adopted in 1910. This report included standards on testing and certain other details that have since become obsolete. When the committee was suspended in 1911, the responsibility for the classification of roofing materials was assumed by Underwriters Laboratories Inc., and the UL classification system was aadopted and published by NFPA in NFPA 203, together with the 1910 classification on roofing materials and a suggested roofing ordinance. The 1970 edition was issued as a manual that provided general information on roof coverings and their fire characteristics. Since the 1970 edition, four other updates were made (1980, 87, 92 and 95) that primarily involved editorial changes. The 2000 edition includes the latest information on the current test standards for evaluating roof covering materials and assemblies.
In 1909, the former NFPA Committee on Devices and Materials presented a report on the classification of roofing materials, which was revised and officially adopted in 1910. This report included standards on testing and certain other details that have since become obsolete. When the committee was suspended in 1911, the responsibility for the classification of roofing materials was assumed by Underwriters Laboratories Inc., and the UL classification system was aadopted and published by NFPA in NFPA 203, together with the 1910 classification on roofing materials and a suggested roofing ordinance. The 1970 edition was issued as a manual that provided general information on roof coverings and their fire characteristics. Since the 1970 edition, four other updates were made (1980, 87, 92 and 95) that primarily involved editorial changes. The 2000 edition includes the latest information on the current test standards for evaluating roof covering materials and assemblies.
Date
8/2000
8/2000
Author(s)
National Fire Protection Association
National Fire Protection Association
Page(s)
7
7
Keyword(s)
roof covering; roof deck construction; NFPA 203
roof covering; roof deck construction; NFPA 203