- Author
- National Bureau of Standards Technical News Bulletin
- Title
- NBS Seeking "Child-Proof" Matches.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Journal
- National Bureau of Standards Technical News Bulletin, Vol. 57, No. 6, 134, June 1973
- Keywords
- matches | children | standards
- Abstract
- To encourage the match industry to make safer products, NBS along with the Bureau of Product Safety (BPS), Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, is presenting proposals to the industry requesting (1) immediate adoption of standards similar to those recently certified by Canada, and (2) development of safety matches that are "childproof". These plans were revealed by Dr. Joseph E. Clark, Acting Chief, Fire Technology Division, in a recent letter responding to an inquiry from Senator Warren G. Magnuson, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce.