[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 16, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2009]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 16CFR1610.1]

[Page 616]
 
                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
             CHAPTER II--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
 
PART 1610_STANDARD FOR THE FLAMMABILITY OF CLOTHING TEXTILES--Table of 
 
                         Subpart A_The Standard
 
Sec. 1610.1  Purpose, scope and applicability.


    (a) Purpose. 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 prohibiting the use of any 
dangerously flammable clothing textiles.
    (b) Scope. The Standard provides methods of testing the flammability 
of clothing and textiles intended to be used for clothing, establishes 
three classes of flammability, sets forth the requirements which 
textiles shall meet to be classified, and warns against the use of those 
textiles which have burning characteristics unsuitable for clothing. 
Hereafter, ``clothing and textiles intended to be used for clothing'' 
shall be referred to as ``textiles.''
    (c) Specific exceptions. This standard shall not apply to: (1) Hats, 
provided they do not constitute or form part of a covering for the neck, 
face, or shoulders when worn by individuals;
    (2) Gloves, provided they are not more than 14 inches in length and 
are not affixed to or do not form an integral part of another garment;
    (3) Footwear, provided it does not consist of hosiery in whole or 
part and is not affixed to or does not form an integral part of another 
garment;
    (4) Interlining fabrics, when intended or sold for use as a layer 
between an outer shell and an inner lining in wearing apparel.
    (d) Specific exemptions. Experience gained from years of testing in 
accordance with the Standard demonstrates that certain fabrics 
consistently yield acceptable results when tested in accordance with the 
Standard. Therefore, persons and firms issuing an initial guaranty of 
any of the following types of fabrics, or of products made entirely from 
one or more of these fabrics, are exempt from any requirement for 
testing to support guaranties of those fabrics:
    (1) Plain surface fabrics, regardless of fiber content, weighing 2.6 
ounces per square yard or more; and
    (2) All fabrics, both plain surface and raised-fiber surface 
textiles, regardless of weight, made entirely from any of the following 
fibers or entirely from combination of the following fibers: acrylic, 
modacrylic, nylon, olefin, polyester, wool.
    (e) Applicability. The requirements of this part 1610 shall apply to 
textile fabric or related material in a form or state ready for use in 
an article of wearing apparel, including garments and costumes finished 
for consumer use.