Flammable Clothing

Flammable Clothing – Garment Standards – New York Burn Injury Attorneys

Flammable clothing is extremely dangerous. If it catches fire, flames may spread quickly through the clothing and create severe burns all over the body. Clothing sold in the United States must comply with the Flammable Fabrics Act.

The Flammable Fabrics Act of 1953 prohibits the importation, manufacture for sale, or the sale in commerce of any article of wearing apparel, or any fabric used or intended for use in wearing apparel, which is “so highly flammable as to be dangerous when worn by individuals.” In 1967, Congress expanded the scope of the Flammable Fabrics Act to include products of interior furnishing and wearing apparel made from fabric or related material, and fabric or related material used or intended for use in such products.

In 1972, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) was established. Among its duties are the issuance and enforcement of standards for flammability of clothing textiles. CPSC enforces garment standards for manufacturers, importers, distributors, and retailers of fabric and garments.

Despite regulatory efforts of the CPSC, injuries resulting from flammable clothing and fabric remain a danger. After standards for sleepwear were loosened in 1996, an increase in clothing burns in young children wearing loose sleep garments was observed.

When garment standards are violated, and a child or person of any age is burned as a result of flammability of clothing, a thoughtful investigation will include a review of actions of manufacturers, importers, distributors, and retailers. Other parties responsible for the suffering of New York burn injury victims may include whoever started the fire, and whoever was responsible for caring for children who suffered burn injuries while wearing flammable garments.

Burn Injury Online is provided as a source of knowledge and hope for New York burn victims and their families after fires and flammable clothing combine to cause serious injury. The sponsors of this Web site have cultivated working relationships with top internationally renowned experts who care and treat burn injury victims and with expert forensic engineers who identify the “root-cause” of the burn producing event. These experts and physicians have trained at the most prestigious academic institutions and are held in high esteem by their peers in the scientific community. Lawyers, medical researchers, and healthcare providers collaborate to pursue medical and legal remedies for burn injury victims injured as a result of automobile accidents, workplace explosions, fire in structures and electrocution.

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