- Author
- Dimensions (U. S. National Bureau of Standards)
- Title
- NBS Promoting Use and Development of Fire-Safe Clothing.
- Journal
- Dimensions (U. S. National Bureau of Standards), Vol. 57, No. 11, 298-269, November 1973
- Keywords
- clothing | fire safety | consumer protection | children | childrens sleepwear | fabrics | flame spread
- Abstract
- In human terms, nothing is more tragic than the death or crippling of a child by fire. To help guard against such tragedy, NBS provided the technical base for the Commerce Department's 1971 fabric flammability standard for children's sleepwear. The mandatory standard proscribes rigid testing techniques and fire-safe requirements for sleepwear sizes 0-6X. Such regulations protect individuals from the dangers involved in wearing highly flammable clothing.