In 1981 the Bureau of Home Furnishings began a study to evaluate the potential for cigarette ignition of residential upholstered furniture and to determine the percent of compliance with California's mandatory flammability regulations for materials used in upholstered furniture and the State's labeling requirements. This paper reports the results on the first 450 items of furniture. The presence of labels and compliance with California's Furniture Flamma bility regulations is compared by year. A summary of cigarette ignitions and open flame/smoldering performance of filling material is given. The effect of cover fabric weight and fiber content and type filling material on cigarette igni tion is discussed and the wide variety of material choices for cigarette ignition resistant residential upholstered furniture demonstrated.
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