Will certified fire-retardant fabrics, such as polyester, burn in a fire, and if so, why are they required for hospital curtains, cubicle privacy curtains and Simply 66 snap curtains?
Hospital curtain fabrics treated with fire-retardant properties that pass the NFPA701 fire code vertical burn test will burnrequired for hospital cubicle curtains, cubicle privacy curtains and Simply 66 snap curtains, however, what makes treated hospital curtain fabrics different than non-treated hospital curtain fabrics, cubicle privacy curtains or Simply 66 snap curtains is the way they burn. For instance, when a flame is touched to the bottom corner of non-treated polyester, the hospital curtain fabric ignites into flames. With the same polyester hospital curtain fabric, cubicle privacy curtains or Simply 66 snap curtains that is treated, the flame when held in the same position for 12 seconds will be extinguished within 2 seconds once the flame is removed from the hospital curtain fabric or Simply 66 snap curtains. Hospital curtains and hospital cubicle curtains, cubicle privacy curtains or Simply 66 snap curtains must, when a flame is applied, cannot emit any traces of toxic smoke
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