- Author
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Vickers, A.
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Krasny, J.
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Tovey, H.
- Title
- Some Apparel Fire Hazard Parameters.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Book or Conf
- Information Council on Fabric Flammability. Annual Meeting, 7th. December 5, 1973,
ICFF, New York, NY,
New York, NY,
205-226 p.,
1973
- Keywords
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fabric flammability
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garments
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fire hazards
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burns (injuries)
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fabric flammability
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fibers
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burning time
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CS-191
- Abstract
- The effect of three parameters, fiber content, fabric content, fabric burn time (a function of ease of ignition and rate of flame spread), and garment configuration and fit, on frequency of involvement in accidental garment fires and on the extent of resulting injury was investigated using fabrics and data from the National Bureau of Standards Flammable Fabric Accident Case and Testing System (FFACTS). Cellulose-containing fabrics are over-represented in FFACTS through this may be, in part, of injury appears to be more closely related to garment configuration and fit than to fiber content and fabric burn time.