US Mattress Open Flame — 16 CFR Part 1633
- Citation
- 16 CFR Part 1633
- Jurisdiction
- US
- Made by
- Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Instrument
- Regulation
- Status
- In force
What it requires (2 obligations)
All mattress sets manufactured, imported or renovated on or after the effective date must meet this standard before sale or introduction into commerce. The requirements apply to each manufacturer of mattress sets manufactured for sale in commerce. One-of-a-kind mattress sets may be exempted from testing under § 1633.13(c).
No date set Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law
- Who it falls on
- Manufacturers, importers and sellers
- Products
- Home textiles, mattresses, textiles
- Markets
- US
The scope reaches RENOVATED mattress sets on the same terms as new ones, which the word "manufacture" alone would not suggest — a renovator is inside this standard. Parts 1632 and 1633 are not alternatives. 1632 measures resistance to a lighted cigarette in char length; 1633 measures the size of the fire a mattress set generates over thirty minutes in heat release. Passing one says nothing about the other.
Quoted from §§ 1633.1(a), 1633.1(b)(1)-(2) and 1633.1(c).
When tested under § 1633.7 a mattress set must comply with both criteria: the peak rate of heat release must not exceed 200 kilowatts at any time within the thirty minute test, and the total heat release must not exceed 15 megajoules for the first ten minutes. A mattress labelled for sale with a foundation must be tested with that foundation; one labelled for sale without a foundation is tested alone.
No date set Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law
- Who it falls on
- Manufacturers, importers and sellers
- Products
- Home textiles, mattresses, textiles
- Markets
- US
Two criteria, both required — a peak limit and a cumulative one, and a set can satisfy either alone while failing the pair. § 1633.3(c) is the provision suppliers trip over: the LABELLING decision determines the test article, so changing whether a mattress is sold with a foundation changes what has to be tested.
Quoted from §§ 1633.3(b)(1)(i)-(ii) and 1633.3(c).
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