- Author
- Tovey, H. | Vickers, A.
- Title
- Hazard Analysis of Fires Involving Blankets.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Journal
- Textile Chemist and Colorist, Vol. 8, No. 2, 19-22, February 1976
- Keywords
- hazard analysis | blankets | flammability | FFACTS
- Abstract
- Available data on accidental fires involving blankets were analyzed to identify the hazards associated with blanket ignitions. The most detailed of these data, from the Flammable Fabric Accident Case and Testing System (FFACTS) indicate that blankets are the 12th most frequently ignited fabric item in the data base. Among fabric items which ignited first in FFACTS fabric fires, they rank 10th, accounting for about 5% of the total first-to-ignite fabric items. Of 62 first-to-ignite blankets in FFACTS, 35 (58%) were electric blankets, 34 of which ignited from the blanket wiring itself.