Flammability

• Readers air views on FR, ISPA numbers, price hikes

  David Perry, Executive Editor, August 4, 2008
  Today my readers get their say. My June 16 column about setting the record straight on the safety of fire-resistant mattresses provoked one reader to blast me for writing "a false article on the FR chemicals in mattresses." My critic continued: "Since you are not interested in the facts, I won't waste my time sharing them here.  More

• Grant to fund furniture flammability study

  By Michael J. Knell, July 14, 2008
  OTTAWA — An assistant professor of engineering at Carleton University here has received a grant of as much as $25,000 from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. to study the role of upholstered furniture in house fires. Ehab Zalok is leading the project, one of several funded under the federal housing agency whose goal is to improve the quality of housing in Canada.  More

• Time to set record straight: FR solutions deemed safe

  David Perry, Executive editor, June 16, 2008
  A small but vocal group of fearmongers is making some outrageous claims about the alleged dangers of chemicals in mattresses. These misguided marketers are doing a grave disservice to an industry that takes its corporate citizenship seriously. The fearmongers claim that mattress producers are using dangerous chemicals to add fire-resistant protection to their mattresses and speak darkly about ...  More

• AHFA seeks modifications to FR proposal

  By Furniture Today Staff, June 9, 2008
  HIGH POINT — The American Home Furnishings Alliance has requested that the Consumer Product Safety Commission make several modifications to its proposed rule on upholstered furniture flammability. In comments filed with the federal agency, the AHFA commended the CPSC staff for focusing the proposed standard on smoldering ignition risks — which the association said is the predominant...  More

• Berkley: CPSC, AHFA wrong to push new furniture FR standard

  By Furniture Today Staff, April 21, 2008
  As chair of the Upholstery Fabrics Committee of the National Textile Assn., I want to address the furniture flammability standard proposed by the Consumer Product Safety Commission covered in the March 10 edition of Furniture/Today. The issue of furniture flammability has been the subject of nearly three decades of research, testing and discussion, yet the CPSC has chosen to discard everything ...  More

• FR compliance lacking?

  By David Perry, March 31, 2008
  Baltimore — A majority of U.S. mattress producers aren't in compliance with the federal mattress flammability standard that took effect last summer, a bedding consultant said here. Scott Frisch, president of Frisch Enterprises, which does fire resistance consulting work, said that the "silent majority" of bedding producers don't comply with the standard, which requires mattresses to pass a...  More

• CPSC: Imported uph. would require FR test

  By Gary Evans, March 24, 2008
  Greensboro, N.C. — Retailers who buy upholstered furniture from abroad will be responsible for testing the products to make sure they meet a proposed U.S. flammability standard, a staff member of the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission said here last week. "Retailers who import are (considered) the same as a manufacturer.  More

• AHFA, NHFA support fire sprinklers in stores

  By Furniture Today Staff, March 24, 2008
  High Point — A proposed building code change supported by the industry's two largest trade associations would require fire sprinklers in stores that stock much upholstered furniture. The American Home Furnishings Alliance and National Home Furnishings Assn. said they joined forces in March to propose a change in the commercial building code to improve fire safety for retail employees, cust...  More

• CPSC: Imported upholstery would require FR test

  Gary Evans, March 21, 2008
  GREENSBORO, N.C. — Retailers who buy upholstered furniture from abroad will be responsible for testing the products to make sure they meet a proposed U.S. flammability standard, a staff member of the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission said here Thursday.  More

• CPSC offers uph. FR reg

  By Joan Gunin, March 10, 2008
  Greensboro, N.C. — A proposed federal standard on upholstered furniture flammability issued last week should be effective in preventing fires and not too difficult or costly for manufacturers to comply with, industry sources said. The proposal from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission details how upholstered furniture manufacturers must protect their products from catching fire, cau...  More

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