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The Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988
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Regulation 8(2)
SCHEDULE 3U.K.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 3 in force at 1.3.1990, see reg. 1(2)(h)
Ignition resistance test for interliner.
1. An interliner which is a fabric that has been treated with a fire-retardant chemical to reduce the ignitability of the upholstery shall, before it is conditioned in accordance with clause 7.1 of B.S. 5852: Part 1, be subjected to the water-soaking procedure set out in clauses 4.2 to 4.5 of B.S. 5651, save that for the second subclause of clause 4.5 there shall be substituted the following:U.K.
“After 30 minutes, remove the specimen, rinse in water (4.2.1) using a liquor ratio of 1:20 for 2 minutes, and then dry the specimen by any method suitable for the fabric type.”
2. The interliner, water-soaked or not as the case may be, shall be tested using cover fabric corresponding to the specification set out in paragraph 3 below and foam filling corresponding to the specification set out in paragraph 4 below. The test shall be conducted using ignition source 5 of BS 5852: Part 2.U.K.
[F13. The fabric shall be made from 100 per cent flame retardant polyester fibre.U.K.
The construction of the fabric shall be woven to a plain weave.
The yarn in the warp shall be spun to a linear density of 37 tex plus or minus 10 per cent.
The yarn in the weft shall be spun to a linear density of 100 tex plus or minus 10 per cent.
The fabric shall be scoured and heat set.
The fabric shall be woven so as to have a finished fabric construction of—
(a)
20.5 plus or minus 1 yarn threads per centimetre in the warp and
(b)
12.5 plus or minus 1 yarn threads per centimetre in the weft.
Its mass shall be 220 grammes per square metre plus or minus 5 per cent.]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 3 para. 3 substituted (1.10.2010) by The Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2205), regs. 1, 2(3)
4. The filling material for the test shall be non fire-retardant polyurethane foam corresponding to the specification set out in BS 3379 Type B Hardness grade 130 and of a density of 20–22 kg per m3.U.K.
5. The criteria of failure shall be those specified in clause 4 of BS 5852: Part 2.U.K.
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