Jay West and Robert J. Simon 02.09.18
Abstract
This paper provides an update of legislative and regulatory activities in U.S. states and federal agencies around the use of flame retardants in upholstered furniture, children’s products, building insulation and other uses. Annex 1 provides a key to the abbreviated flame retardant names used in this paper.
States
Forty bills related to flame retardants were introduced in state legislatures during 2017. To date, only two were enacted into law. Maine LD 1821 will restrict the use of any chemical compound for which “flame retardant” appears on the substance safety data sheet in residential upholstered furniture, as defined, in a concentration greater than 0.1% by mass. The prohibition is effective January 1, 2019. The restriction applies only to the foam used in upholstered furniture. Washington SB 51982 directs the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to develop a report listing long-term fire retardants, foams and gels used in forest fire suppression, use criteria, use practice, instance of use in the last three
This paper provides an update of legislative and regulatory activities in U.S. states and federal agencies around the use of flame retardants in upholstered furniture, children’s products, building insulation and other uses. Annex 1 provides a key to the abbreviated flame retardant names used in this paper.
States
Forty bills related to flame retardants were introduced in state legislatures during 2017. To date, only two were enacted into law. Maine LD 1821 will restrict the use of any chemical compound for which “flame retardant” appears on the substance safety data sheet in residential upholstered furniture, as defined, in a concentration greater than 0.1% by mass. The prohibition is effective January 1, 2019. The restriction applies only to the foam used in upholstered furniture. Washington SB 51982 directs the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to develop a report listing long-term fire retardants, foams and gels used in forest fire suppression, use criteria, use practice, instance of use in the last three
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