Pennsylvania Code
Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Part I - Department of Labor and Industry
Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Subchapter H - STUFFED TOYS
CLASSIFICATION OF FLAMMABILITY
Section 47.321 - Fabrics
Universal Citation: 34 PA Code ยง 47.321
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024
Classes I, II and III include stuffed toy coverings accepted as having no unusual burning characteristics; class IV includes all coverings which are considered dangerously flammable and recognized as being unsuitable for stuffed toys because of their rapid and intense burning. The classification for fabrics shall be as follows:
| No map, pile, tufting, flock, or other type raised fiber surface | Napped, pile, tufted, flocked, or other type raised fiber surface |
| Class I (Relatively slow burning) | |
| When time of flame spread is 20 seconds or more for 12 square inches. | When time of flame spread is over seven seconds for 12 square inches. |
| Class II (Moderately flammable) | |
| When time of flame spread is eight to 19 seconds for 12 square inches. | Burns with a rapid surface flash in less than seven seconds for 12 square inches, with no fusing or ignition of base fabric. |
| Class III (Relatively flammable) | |
| When time of flame spread is three to seven seconds for 12 square inches. | When time of flame spread is from four to seven seconds, both inclusive, for 12 square inches with fusing or ignition of base fabric. |
| Class IV (Rapid and intense burning) | |
| When time of flame spread is less than three seconds for 12 square inches. | When time of flame spread is less than four seconds for 12 square inches with fusing or ignition of base fabric. |
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