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Safety Flammability Requirements For Children’s Sleepwear
The US has two regulations for the flammability of children’s wearing apparel intended to be worn primarily for sleeping or activities related to sleeping in order to reduce the risk of burn injuries and loss of life from fires associated with children’s sleepwear. All children’s sleepwear, sizes 0 to 14, are required to comply with one of these two standards. Items that do not comply with the appropriate standard are not allowed to be sold in the US.
Most burn incidents occur when children are awake and unsupervised, and wearing sleepwear. Contact with hot surfaces, small open flames like stoves and matches are the primary hazards. Children’s sleepwear will comply with the flammability requirements if:
It meets size specifications for sleepwear sizes 0 – 9 months and passes testing against 16 CFR 1610
It meets all tight fitting criteria in the regulations and passes testing against 16 CFR 1610.
The average char length of specimens tested is seven inches or less
No individual specimen burns the entire length of the specimen (10 inches)
The children’s sleepwear flammability tests are more severe than the general wearing apparel flammability tests. The test is a vertical burning test in which a 1.5 inch flame is applied underneath the bottom edge of the fabric for 3 seconds. The evaluation is based on the length of material burned away or severely charred, which is called the “char length”. Passing testing results must be obtained for each fabric production unit (5,000 linear yards) both before and after 50 washes (depending on results, 50 washes may not always be needed), for prototyes of each type of seam and trim to be used on the final garment, and each garment production unit (500 dozen).
Due to the severity of the test, most children’s sleepwear made of cotton or other cellulosic materials will not comply with the standard. Fabrics made from 100% polyester or other synthetic fibers are usually self-extinguishing and therefore will pass the testing.
Sleepwear made in children’s sizes 0 -9 months are exempt from this testing, but they must meet the requirements of the wearing apparel flammability regulation, 16 CFR 1610. These sizes of garments are exempt because most children wearing these sizes would not be unsupervised near open flames. Sleepwear that is tight fitting would not easily be exposed to an open flame due to its design. Tight fitting sleepwear must meet the specific sizing measurements given in 16 CFR 1615 and 1616. In addition to meeting the sizing specifications, the garments must be labeled according to the regulations.
2019-09-20 14:07
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