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CPSC backs fire standard: US consumer body to set standards for mattress fire safety.(newslines)(Consumer Product Safety Commission)
Urethanes Technology, February, 2005 by Reed, David
WASHINGTON DC -- The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted 21 Dec to set up a nationwide safety standard requiring mattresses to resist ignition from open flame. It also voted to start developing a separate safety standard on flammability of bedclothes such as blankets, duvets and pillows.
The proposal for the mattress standard--well in advance of the 1 June 2005 deadline set by the regulators--will be published in the US Federal Register requesting public comment for a period of 75 days. An opportunity for oral testimony will also be scheduled, CPSC added.
The proposed federal standard is modelled closely on the California open-flame safety standard for mattresses, mattress/ box spring sets and futons. This standard, Technical Bulletin...
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