- Author
- Ryan, J. V.
- Title
- Implementation of the Flammable Fabrics Act.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Report
- ARS 72-72
- Book or Conf
- Department of Agriculture. Flame Retardant Cotton Batting Workshop Proceedings. November 15, 1968, New Orleans, LA, 12-15 p., 1969
- Keywords
- flame retardants | cotton batting | flammable fabrics act
- Abstract
- The original Flammable Fabrics Act was enacted in 1953 in response to burn deaths and injuries of several persons, caused by the notorious "torch sweaters" and play suits. It was limited to wearing apparel, and even a few items of that were exempted. The 1967 amendments to the Act enlarged its scope to include all wearing apparel and all interior furnishings. They authorized the Secretary of Commerce to set standards for items that represented unreasonable risk to the public, subject to certain procedural safeguards. They authorized research and investigations, test mehtods development, and called for a National Advisory Committee for the Flammable Fabrics Act. You have heard Lynn Sutcliffe describe the amendments in detail, and indicate the implicaitons in the context of your interests in cotton batting.