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Citizens for Fire Safety
Couch Burn Scientific Test Challenges Proposed Fire Retardant Ban in California
September 6th, 2008
A leading research institution in the US recently completed a detailed evaluation of the flame standards that are being proposed in the recently amended legislation AB 706 which seeks to weaken California's fire safety standards. The report details how the proposed elimination of the tough California TB 117 open flame standard for furniture could in fact pose a serious fire safety risk to consumers of furniture. The proposed legislation would eliminate this standard which is shown in the tests to conclusively prevent accidental fire ignition from fire sources such as candles, cigarettes and other ignition sources. Citizens for Fire Safety (CFFSI), a national fire safety advocacy group that...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-09-06)
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