- Author
- Gann, R. G. | Press, E. | Carey, C. M. | Charles, J. L. | Cullen, J. W. | Gerard, J. C. | Hoebel, J. F. | Leake, P. H. | McGibeny, M. D. | McGuire, A. | Poel, W. H. | Spears, A. W. | Tovey, H. | Townsend, D. E. | Wilkenfeld, J. .
- Title
- Toward a Less Fire-Prone Cigarette. Final Report of the Technical Study Group on Cigarette and Little Cigar Fire Safety. Technical Study Group Cigarette Safety Act of 1984.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD Technical Study Group Cigarette Safety Act of 1984
- Report
- Final Report, October 1987, 45 p.
- Keywords
- cigarettes
- Identifiers
- consumer products
- Abstract
- The Cigarette Safety Act of 1984 created the Technical Study Group on Cigarette and Little Cigar Fire Safety (TSG), directing it to "undertake such studies and other activities as it considers necessary and appropriate to determin the technical and commerciall feasibility, economic impact, and other consequences of developing cigarettes and little cigars that will have a minimum propensity to ignite upholstered furniture or mattresses." Less ignition-prone cigarettes would significantly reduce fire losses. Since its formation in January 1985, the TSG has carried out a program of consultation, deliberation, and research. This text is the final report on that program. The Technical Study Group finds that it is technically feasible and may be commercially feasible to develop cigarettes that will have a significantly reduced propensity to ignite upholstered furniture or mattresses. Furthermore, the overall impact on other aspects of the United States society and economy may be minimal. Thus it may be possible to solve this problem at costs that are less than the potential benefits, assuming the commercial feasibility of the modified cigarettes.