- Author
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Vickers, A. K.
- Title
- Flammable Fabric Accident Case and Testing System (FFACTS).
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
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NBS SP 463,
- Distribution
- Available from Government Printing Office
- Book or Conf
- Materials Information Programs--An Interagency Review of Federal Agency Activities on Technical Information About Materials. April 16-17, 1974,
Gaithersburg, MD,
Rossmassler, S. A., Editors,
VII.2.1- p.,
1977
- Keywords
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information dissemination
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FFACTS
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garments
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burns (injuries)
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fabric flammability
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standards
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Flammable Fabrics Act
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ignition source
- Abstract
- The Flammable Fabric Accident Case and Testing System (FFACTS) is a computerized data system based on detailed case histories of accidental fabric fires and laboratory analysis of the fabric products involved in these fires. It was designed and implemented at the National Bureau of Standards under the mandate of the Flammable Fabrics Act, as amended in 1967. FFACTS data have been utilized in identifying candidate priorities for fabric flammability standards, establishing appropriate test methods for these standards, identifying possible safety design improvements for common ignition sources, and providing a general understanding of the many factors involved in fabric ignition incidents.