- Author
- Sharman, L. J. | Tovey, H. | Vickers, A. K.
- Title
- Current Status and National Priorities for Flammable Fabric Standards.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Journal
- Textile Information Sources and Resources, Vol. 6, No. 1, 7-9, 1973
- Book or Conf
- Annual Meeting, 6th. Proceedings. Information Council on Fabric Flammability. December 7, 1972, New York City, NY, ['1972', '1973']
- Keywords
- textiles | flammable fabrics | standards | childrens sleepwear | FF 3-71 | garments | mattresses | upholstered furniture | blankets | sampling | FFACTS ignition | injuries | statistics
- Abstract
- The present status (calender year 1972) of flammability standards issued by the Department of Commerce is described. During 1972, a sampling plan was developed for the Standard for the flammability of Children's Sleepwear, DOC FF 3-71. The Standard was reissued with this plan included. A Flammability Standard for Mattresses was also issued. Work is in progress on a proposed flammability standard for blankets and flammability test methods for upholstered furniture. The approaches used in development of the stanard and the current status of the work are discussed. The results of a recent analysis of information available to the Fire Technology Division, National Bureau ofStandards, on the relative need for specific flammability standards for wearing apparel are discussed. The system used for developing "candidate priorities" for standards is briefly described. A list of high priority garment types is presented, along with examples of compilations fo data from the NBS-Flammable Fabrics Accident Case and Testing System (FFACTS) and other sources supporting the p[lacement of the individual garment types on the list.