C02B - REFERENCE GUIDES - STANDARDS
C02B-1 General and Technical Information
C02B-2 Standard Dates and Use
C02B-3 Codes and Consensus Standards
C02B-4 Technical Association Publications
C02B-2 Standard Dates and Use
C02B-3 Codes and Consensus Standards
C02B-4 Technical Association Publications
Preface:
The following list of reference standards governing carpet flooring, related materials, installation, and testing requirements is provided for general information only. This list is not comprehensive and not all standards available on carpet flooring may be included.
1 • General and Technical Information
.01 Carpet flooring manufacturers and suppliers publish sales, reference, technical, and specification literature on their carpet flooring products and related accessories. Such publications may be informative and comprehensive in content and may contain references to appropriate standards. Some caution must be exercised however in accepting any stated standards particularly in regard to their currency (i.e. applicable date), code compliance and acceptability by local authorities having jurisdiction, and specific relevancy to project requirements.
.02 In selecting and comparing products designers, specifiers, and owners must ensure that a fair and equal comparison is made between products. This requires that the "same" standards are used when reviewing stated test data.
The following list of reference standards governing carpet flooring, related materials, installation, and testing requirements is provided for general information only. This list is not comprehensive and not all standards available on carpet flooring may be included.
1 • General and Technical Information
.01 Carpet flooring manufacturers and suppliers publish sales, reference, technical, and specification literature on their carpet flooring products and related accessories. Such publications may be informative and comprehensive in content and may contain references to appropriate standards. Some caution must be exercised however in accepting any stated standards particularly in regard to their currency (i.e. applicable date), code compliance and acceptability by local authorities having jurisdiction, and specific relevancy to project requirements.
.02 In selecting and comparing products designers, specifiers, and owners must ensure that a fair and equal comparison is made between products. This requires that the "same" standards are used when reviewing stated test data.
2 • STANDARD DATES AND USE
.01 Reference standards indicated below are not dated as such dates change on a random basis. It is up to the reader / design authority to verify if the standard still exists and what the current date of the standard is with the issuing organization as well as with appropriate authorities having jurisdiction as to what specific standards are applicable.
.02 Current applicable dates (as well as the name of the standard) must be included in the list of specification reference standards (e.g. ASTM F2170-02, Standard Test Method for Determining Relative Humidity in Concrete Slabs Using in situ Probes.), but only the number need be referenced within the body of the specification (e.g. ASTM F2170).
.03 Using or incorporating a standard into a specification entails that the user or specifier must fully understand the standard and its applicability to their requirements and that due diligence is done in ensuring that any products selected or approved conform to the standards noted in their specification. There is no point in naming a standard if it is not adhered to or enforced. Not naming standards opens the specification to errors.
.04 Where standards listed below are used in other carpet flooring sections of this manual it is presumed that the latest revision of it applies.
.01 Reference standards indicated below are not dated as such dates change on a random basis. It is up to the reader / design authority to verify if the standard still exists and what the current date of the standard is with the issuing organization as well as with appropriate authorities having jurisdiction as to what specific standards are applicable.
.02 Current applicable dates (as well as the name of the standard) must be included in the list of specification reference standards (e.g. ASTM F2170-02, Standard Test Method for Determining Relative Humidity in Concrete Slabs Using in situ Probes.), but only the number need be referenced within the body of the specification (e.g. ASTM F2170).
.03 Using or incorporating a standard into a specification entails that the user or specifier must fully understand the standard and its applicability to their requirements and that due diligence is done in ensuring that any products selected or approved conform to the standards noted in their specification. There is no point in naming a standard if it is not adhered to or enforced. Not naming standards opens the specification to errors.
.04 Where standards listed below are used in other carpet flooring sections of this manual it is presumed that the latest revision of it applies.
3 • CODES AND CONSENSUS STANDARDS
.01 Building Codes and Other Regulatory Authorities
.02 Governing Regulations and Regulatory Requirements
.03 Underwriters Laboratories of Canada (ULC)
.04 Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB)
.05 Canadian Standards Board (CSA)
.06 American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
.07 American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC)
.08 British Standards (BS) / European Norm or Standard (EN)
.09 International Standards Organization (ISO)
.01 Building Codes and Other Regulatory Authorities
- National Building Code of Canada (NBC), or
- Building Code or Building By-Law of Province or Local authority having jurisdiction.
- The Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) Materials Evaluation Service.
.02 Governing Regulations and Regulatory Requirements
- Hazardous Products Act and (Carpet) Regulations.
- The Textile Labelling Act and Textile Labelling and Advertising Regulations.
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS).
- Industrial Health and Safety Regulations of the Workers Compensation Board (WCB).
.03 Underwriters Laboratories of Canada (ULC)
- CAN/ULC-S102.2, Standard Method of Test for Surface Burning Characteristics of Flooring, Floor Covering and Miscellaneous Materials and Assemblies.
- CAN4-S117.1, Standard Method of Test for Flame Resistance - Methenamine Tablet Test for Textile Floor Coverings.
.04 Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB)
- CAN/CGSB-4.2, Textile Test Methods.
- CGSB-4-GP-36M, Carpet Underlay, Fibre Type.
- CAN/CGSB-4.129, Carpet for Commercial Use.
- CAN/CGSB-4.161, Carpet for Residential Use.
- CAN/CGSB-4.155, Flammability of Soft Floor Coverings, for all Carpets.
- CGSB-4-GP-156, Direct Glue-Down Carpet, Guide to Selection and Installation.
- CAN/CGSB-4.157, Generic Names for Man-Made Fibres.
- CAN/CGSB-4.158, Designation of Yarns.
- CAN/CGSB-4.175, Part 7 / ISO 2424, Textile Floor Coverings - Vocabulary.
- CGSB-20-GP-23M, Cushion, Flexible Polymeric Material.
- CAN/CGSB-71.28, Adhesive for Direct Glue Down Carpet Installation.
.05 Canadian Standards Board (CSA)
- CSA B111, Wire Nails, Spikes and Staples.
.06 American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
- Testing Methods for Substrate Surface
- Refer to NFCA Reference Manual Part A03 – Reference Standards.
- Preparation of Substrate Surfaces:
- ASTM F710, Standard Practice for Preparing Concrete Floors to Receive Resilient Flooring. Note similar requirements for carpet flooring.
- Cushion Material Standards:
- ASTM D1056, Standard Specification for Flexible Cellular Materials - Sponge or Expanded Rubber.
- ASTM D3676, Standard Specification for Rubber Cellular Cushion Used for Carpet or Rug Underlay.
- Material Tests for Carpet:
- ASTM D276, Standard Test Methods for Identification of Fibers in Textiles.
- ASTM D1335, Standard Test Method for Tuft Bind of Pile Yarn Floor Coverings.
- ASTM D2646, Standard Test Methods for Backing Fabric Characteristics of Pile Yarn Floor Coverings.
- ASTM D2859, Standard Test Method for Ignition Characteristics of Finished Textile Floor Covering Materials.
- ASTM D3776, Standard Test Methods for Mass Per Unit Area (Weight) of Fabric.
- ASTM D3882, Standard Test Method for Bow and Skew in Woven and Knitted Fabrics.
- ASTM D3887, Standard Specification for Tolerances for Knitted Fabrics.
- ASTM D5116, Standard Guide for Small-Scale Environmental Chamber Determinations of Organic Emissions from Indoor Materials / Products.
- ASTM D5251, Standard Practise for the Operation of the Tetrapod Walker Drum Tester.
- ASTM D5252, Standard Practice for the Operation of the Hexapod Drum Tester.
- ASTM D5417, Standard Practice for the Operation of the Vettermann Drum Tester.
- ASTM D6719, Standard Guide for Standard Test Methods and Practices for Evaluating Pile Yarn Floor Covering.
- Material Tests for Cushion:
- ASTM D3574, Standard Test Methods for Flexible Cellular Materials - Slab, Bonded, and Molded Urethane Foams.
.07 American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC)
- Technical Manual
- Test Method 20 - Fiber Analysis: Qualitative.
- Test Method 134 - Electrostatic Propensity of Carpets.
- Test Method 138 - Shampooing: Washing of Textile Floor Coverings.
- Test Method 165 - Colorfastness to Crocking: Carpets - Crockmeter Method.
- Test Method 174 - Antimicrobial Activity Assessment of Carpet.
- Test Method 175 - Stain Resistance - Pile Floor Coverings.
.08 British Standards (BS) / European Norm or Standard (EN)
- BS 1006, Methods of test for colour fastness of textiles and leather, Section A01 - General Principles of Testing.
- BS 5325, Installation of textile floor coverings. Code of practice.
- BS 5920, Method for determination of dimensions of textile floor covering specimens.
- BS 5921, Method for determination of size, squareness, and straightness of edge of textile floor covering tiles.
- BS EN 994, Textile floor coverings. Determination of the side, length, squareness, and straightness of tiles.
- BS EN 1307, Textile floor coverings. Classification of pile carpets.
- EN 14499, Textile floor coverings. Minimum requirements for carpet underlays.
.09 International Standards Organization (ISO)
- ISO 2424, Textile Floor coverings - Vocabulary.
- ISO 1763, Carpets - Determination of number of tufts and/or loops per unit length and per unit area.
- ISO 1765, Machine-made textile floor coverings - Determination of thickness.
- ISO 1766, Textile floor coverings - Determination of thickness of pile above the substrate.
- ISO 1957, Machine-made textile floor coverings - Selection and cutting of specimens for physical tests.
- ISO 2094, Textile floor coverings - Determination of thickness loss under dynamic loading.
- ISO 2549, Textile floor coverings - Hand-knotted carpets - Determination of tuft leg length above the woven ground.
- ISO 2550, Textile floor coverings - Hand-made carpets - Determination of types of knots.
- ISO 2551, Machine-made textile floor coverings - Determination of dimensional changes due to the effects of varied water and heat conditions.
- ISO 3018, Textile floor coverings - Rectangular textile floor coverings - Determination of dimensions.
- ISO 3415, Textile floor coverings - Determination of thickness loss after brief, moderate static loading.
- ISO 3416, Textile floor coverings - Determination of thickness loss after prolonged, heavy static loading.
- ISO/TR 4918, Textile floor coverings - Determination of wear - Castor chair test.
- ISO 4919, Textile floor coverings - Determination of tuft withdrawal force.
- ISO 5086, Textile floor coverings - Hand-knotted carpets - Sampling and selection of areas of test.
- ISO/TR 6131, Textile floor coverings - Tetrapod Walker apparatus - Constructional details and instructions for use.
- ISO 6347, Textile floor coverings - Consumer information.
- ISO 6356, Textile floor coverings - Assessment of static electrical propensity - Walking test.
- ISO 6925, Textile floor coverings - Burning behaviour - Tablet test at ambient temperature.
- ISO 8543, Textile floor coverings - Methods for determination of mass.
- ISO 9239-1, Reaction to fire tests for floorings - Part 1: Determination of the burning behaviour using a radiant heat source.
- ISO 9239-2, Reaction to fire tests for floorings - Part 2: Determination of flame spread at a heat flux level of 25 kW/m².
- ISO 9405, Textile floor coverings - Assessment of changes in appearance.
- ISO 10361, Textile floor coverings - Production of changes in appearance by means of Vettermann drum and hexapod tumbler testers.
- ISO 10833, Textile floor coverings - Determination of resistance to damage at cut edges using the modified Vettermann drum test.
- ISO 10834, Textile floor coverings - Non-destructive measurement of pile thickness above the backing - WRONZ gauge method.
- ISO 10965, Textile floor coverings - Determination of electrical resistance.
- ISO 11377, Textile floor coverings - Floor soiling - Test site set-up and soiling evaluation.
- ISO 11378-1, Textile floor coverings - Laboratory soiling tests - Part 1: Kappasoil test.
- ISO 11378-2, Textile floor coverings - Laboratory soiling tests - Part 2: Drum test.
- ISO 11379, Textile floor coverings - Laboratory cleaning procedure using spray extraction.
- ISO/PAS 11856, Textile floor coverings - Test methods for the determination of fibre bind.
- ISO 11857, Textile floor coverings - Determination of resistance to delamination.
- ISO 11858, Textile floor coverings - Determination of friability of attached foams.
- ISO 11859, Textile floor coverings - Pure wool, hand-knotted pile carpets - Specification.
- ISO 11860, Textile floor coverings - Jute carpet backing fabric - Specification.
- ISO 11861, Textile floor coverings - Coir mats - Types and specification.
- ISO 12951, Textile floor coverings - Determination of mass loss using the Lisson test.
- ISO 13746, Textile floor coverings - Guidelines for installation and use on stairs.
- ISO 13747, Textile floor coverings - Determination of size, squareness, and straightness of edge of tiles.
- ISO 13750, Textile floor coverings - Determination of resistance to staining by acid food colours.
- ISO 17504, Textile floor coverings - Determination of wool fiber integrity using an abrasion machine.
- ISO/PAS 17984, Machine-made textile floor coverings - Determination of dimensional changes after exposure to heat and/or water.
4 • TECHNICAL ASSOCIATION PUBLICATIONS
The following publications offer technical information on carpet.
.01 Canadian Carpet Institute (CCI)
.02 The Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) - USA
.03 The Textile Institute - USA
.04 Carpet Cushion Council (CCC) - USA
.05 Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC)
.06 Radiant Panel Association (RPA)
The following publications offer technical information on carpet.
.01 Canadian Carpet Institute (CCI)
- Standard for Working with Patterned Carpets.
- CCI - TM01 - Evaluation of Filament Lock in Loop Pile Floor Covering.
- Indoor Air Quality / Green Label Carpet Testing Program.
.02 The Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) - USA
- CRI 104, Standard for Installation of Commercial Carpet.
- CRI 105, Standard for Installation of Residential Carpet.
- Indoor Air Quality / Green Label Carpet Testing Program
.03 The Textile Institute - USA
- Identification of Textile Materials.
- Practical Fiber Identification.
.04 Carpet Cushion Council (CCC) - USA
- Minimum Recommendations for Residential Carpet Cushion Installations.
- Minimum Recommended Criteria for Satisfactory Carpet Cushion Performance in Contract Installations
.05 Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC)
- IICRC S001, Standard Reference Guide for Professional On-Location Cleaning of Installed Textile Floor Covering Materials.
- IICRC Reference Guide for Inspection of Textile Floor Coverings.
.06 Radiant Panel Association (RPA)
- Carpet and Pad with Radiant Floors.