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Using Modacrylic Fibers
To Meet Fire Safety Regulations

Naturally self extinguishing
ASTM American Society for Testing & Materials
• D 1230 Flammability of Apparel Textiles
• D 2863 Limited Oxygen Index flammability
• D 6545 Flammability of Children's Sleepwear
• E 84 Surface burning Characteristics
• E 162 Surface flammability
• E 622 Smoke Density
Boston Mass. Standards
BFD IX-11 Open-flame mattress
British Standards Institute
• BS 5852 Open flame mattress
• BS 5867
California Department of Consumer Affairs (CA DCA)
Bureau of Home Furnishings & Thermal Insulation BHFTI
Technical Bulletins (CA TB)

• TB 106 Cigarette-ignition resistant residental mattress
• TB 116 Upholstered furniture
• TB 117 Furniture resiliant filling material
• TB 121 Original CA open-flame mattress, prisons
• TB 129 Open-flame mattress, public live-in occupancy standard
• TB 133 Public seating furniture
Canadian Standard CS
• CS 191 53 Flammability of clothing and textiles
German Institute of Standards
• Deutsches Institut für Normung (DIN)
Japan Flame Retardant Association (JFRA)
National Fire Protection Association
• NFPA 701
Underwriters Laboratories UL
• UL 94 Flammability of plastics for parts in electrical devices and appliances
• UL 214 Fabric Flammability
• UL 900 Class 1 Flammability of air filters used in heating, ventilating, air-conditioning (HVAC) applications
• UL 1895 Open flame mattress flammability
• UL 2060 Open flame mattress flammability
US Department of Commerce DOC
• DOC FF 1 70 and DOC FF 2 70 Surface flammability for carpet and rugs
• DOC FF 4 72 Flammability of mattresses
US Federal Aviation Administration
• FAA 25.853 Compartment Interiors
US Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) Department of Transportation
• MVSS 302
US Federal Standards
• 16 CFR 1610 Flammable Fabrics Act and Citation
• 16 CFR 1615 Flammability of Children's Sleepwear: Sizes 0-6x
• 16 CFR 1616 Flammability of Children's Sleepwear: Sizes 7-14
US NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology
• Aminco smoke density chamber
• Federal Standard FS 372 Flooring radiant panel for carpeting
Web links to regulations, standards and codes
• MC² links database (in new window)