How You Will Benefit
This course provides a basic understanding of mandatory and voluntary flammability performance and quality control test standards for upholstered furniture, mattresses, mattress/box spring sets, and bedding (bed clothing) offered for sale in the United States. Both open flame and smoldering tests will be covered.
Added Bonus
* Talk one-on-one with a fire science expert and get answers to your questions
* Learn from industry experts
* Take part in problem-solving exercises that illustrate pertinent testing and certification issues
Who Should Attend
* Upholstered Furniture, Mattres,s and Bedding Manufacturer
* Raw Material and Component Suppliers providing Fibers, Cellular Foams, Fabrics and Fastening Materials (Threads, Tape Edges, etc.) to the Furniture and Bedding Industry
* Product Designers, Production/Quality Control Managers, Testing and Record Keeping Personnel involved in the Manufacture of Furniture and Bedding Products
* Importers, Distributors and Sales Representatives of Furniture and Bedding Products
* Retailers of Furniture and Bedding Products to Consumers
* Flammability Testing Laboratory Personnel (Managers, Engineers and Chemists and Lab Technicians)
* Attorneys and Insurance Risk Managers with Furniture and Bedding clients
* Interested Consumer Association and NGO Representatives
Course Outline
* History of the Regulation
* Recent Activity and Changes to Regulations* Enforcement Overview
* Terminology, Acronyms and Definitions
* Basic Pertinent Fire Science Principal
* Upholstered FurnitureTest Standards
o California Technical Bulletin 116
o California Technical Bulletin 117
o California Technical Bulletin 117 (Proposed Revision)
o California Technical Bulletin 133
o Proposed Federal Upholstered Furniture Flammability Standard
o Upholstered Furniture Action Council (U.F.A.C.) Standards
o Boston Fire Code B.F.D. IX-10
o Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturer?s Assn. (B.I.F.M.A.) Standards
* Mattress/Box Spring Test Standards
o CPSC 16 C.F.R. 1632 (Calif. Tech. Bulletin 106)
o CPSC 16 C.F.R. 1633 (Calif. Tech. Bulletin 603)
o California Technical Bulletin 121
o Boston Fire Code B.F.D. IX-11
o Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturer?s Assn. (B.I.F.M.A.) Standards
* Bedding/Bedclothing Test Standards
o California Technical Bulletin 604 (Pending Regulation)
o 16 C.F.R. 1634 Proposed Federal Standard
* Other Standards (cigarette ignition propensity, barrier performance, cotton smoldering, etc.):
* Voluntary Test Standards (ASTM, ANSI, UL, NFPA):
* Product and Component Labeling
* Recordkeeping Requirements:
* Enforcement/Liability Issues
* Manufacturing Best Practices/Quality Control
Learn About
* Latest changes to the regulaton:
* How to properly conduct the tests
* How to assess test results to determine if your product is in compliance with the regulations
* About liability issues and legal requirements
* What products put your company at risk
* What you can do to avoid product recalls and costly penalties
About the Instructor
John A. McCormack is a Flammability consultant who retired from the State of California Dept. of Consumer Affairs, Bureau of Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation in Sacramento. He served there for over 30 years as a textile/polymer chemist, supervising chemist of the Bureau?s Flammability Laboratory, and manager of research and development. He was responsible to Bureau stakeholders for research, development, implementation, and interpretation of California?s upholstered furniture, mattress and bedding flammability standards. He is a member of the ASTM International Technical Committee E05 and serves on the Advisory Council of the California Bureau of Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation. He holds a B.S. Chemistry degree from Georgia Southern University, an M.S. degree from the University of Georgia and has worked as a Staff Research Associate in development of alternative energy sources at the University of California, Davis.
Professional Engineers
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About ASTM Committees D13 and E05
Organized in 1898, ASTM is one of the world's largest voluntary standards development organizations. ASTM standards have grown to be among the most widely used and accepted global documents. The 82-volume Annual Book of ASTM Standards (available in print, on CD-ROM, and online) contains 12,000 standards written by 34,000 members on our 140 technical committees. Committees D13 and E05 developed some of the standards used in this course.
Fee of $895 Includes
* Course Notes
* Copies f Referenced Documents
* 1-Year Membership in ASTM and Committee D13 on Textiles or Committee E05 on Fire Standards
* Course Completion Certificate with 0.7 CEUs
* Refreshment Breaks* This applies to new memberships and cannot be used to renew existing memberships.Refunds will be made for cancellations received before the first day of class.