16 CFR 1610 Flammability Testing of Textile Clothing

16 CFR Part 1610 specifies in detail the definitions applicable to this standard, such as statutes, rules and regulations, standards, apparel parts, coated fabrics, plain textile fabrics, pile textile fabrics, types of finishes, etc.

16 CFR 1610 Textile Clothing Testing--Test Name:

16 CFR Part 1610: Standard for the Flammability of Clothing Textiles

16 CFR Part 1610: Flammability Testing of Textile Clothing

16 CFR 1610 Textile Clothing Testing--Product Classification:

This standard classifies the flammability of apparel textiles into three levels based on test results:

Level 1: Normal flammability;

Level 2: Intermediate flammability;

Level 3: Rapid and intense burning;

16 CFR 1610 Textile Clothing Testing--Scope of Application:

16 CFR 1610 applies to textile fabrics or related materials used in clothing articles in their ready-to-wear form or state, including finished garments and apparel items available for consumer use.

Specific exemptions: All fabrics of the following types, or products entirely made from one or more of these fabrics, are exempt from testing requirements (draft affidavit):

(1)Plain fabrics, regardless of fiber content, weighing 2.6 ounces or more per square yard.

(2)All fabrics, plain and pile, regardless of weight, made entirely from any of the following fibers or entirely from combinations of the following fibers: acrylic, modacrylic, nylon, olefin, polyester, wool.

16 CFR 1610 Textile Clothing Testing--Other Related Standards:

NFPA 701: Standard Methods of Fire Tests for Flame Propagation of Textiles and Films

16 CFR 1630: Standard for the Surface Flammability of Carpets and Rugs

16 CFR 1631: Standard for the Surface Flammability of Small Carpets and Rugs

ISO 12952-1: Textiles - Assessment of the ignitability of bedding items - Part 1: Ignition source: smoldering cigarette

ISO 12952-2: Textiles - Assessment of the ignitability of bedding items - Part 2: Ignition source: match-flame equivalent

ISO 6941: Textile fabrics - Burning behaviour - Measurement of flame spread properties of vertically oriented specimens

EN 13772: Textiles for curtains and drapes - Determination of burning rate