[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 16, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 16CFR1610.1]

[Page 603]
 
                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
             CHAPTER II--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
 
PART 1610_STANDARD FOR THE FLAMMABILITY OF CLOTHING TEXTILES--Table 
of Contents
 
                         Subpart A_The Standard
 
Sec.  1610.1  Purpose.

    Authority: Sec.  5, Pub. L. 83-88, 67 Stat. 112, as amended, 68 Stat. 
770 (15 U.S.C. 1193); Sec.  11, Pub. L. 90-189, 81 Stat. 568.
    Note: All fabrics of natural or regenerated cellulose, as well as 
certain types of finished and unfinished fabrics made from other natural 
or synthetic fibers, are combustible. Some combustible fabrics, when 
used for clothing, are potentially dangerous to the wearer because of 
the speed and intensity of flame with which those fabrics burn and their 
ease of ignition, and because of the design of the garment. Two of these 
factors, the ease of ignition and the speed of flame spread, can be 
measured with the instrument described herein.
    It is suggested that measurement of these two factors, together with 
visual observation of flame intensity, will permit the separation of 
various fabrics into three classes of flammability, thus assisting in a 
judgment of fabric suitability for clothing.


    The purpose of this standard is to reduce danger of injury and loss 
of life by providing, on a national basis, standard methods of testing 
and rating the flammability of textiles and textile products for 
clothing use, thereby discouraging the use of any dangerously flammable 
clothing textiles.