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Association of State Fire Marshals accuses the furniture
industry of foot-dragging on a national guideline.
National Association of State Fire
Marshals (NASFM)
President John Dean today renewed the call for enactment of
effective national flammability standards for upholstered
furniture. According to Dean, fires originating in upholstered
furniture account for 20% of all fire-related deaths each year
in the United States and claim the lives of 10 people each week.
"Many people don't realize that the chairs and couches they
relax on every day are a potential fire waiting to happen,"
because of the flammable fabrics and filling materials often
used in upholstered furniture, said Dean. "Without national
furniture fire safety standards that address both cigarette and
open flame ignitions, these preventable fires will continue to
cause horrible deaths and injuries," he noted.
The CPSC initiated a furniture flammability rulemaking in
mid-1994, in response to a petition from NASFM. NASFM accuses
the furniture industry of foot-dragging on a national guideline.
California is currently the only state in the U.S. with fire
safety regulations for upholstered furniture sold for use in the
home.
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