Why are these children’s sleepwear regulation necessary? We decided to put down this note to protect children from burns, these rules require that children’s sleepwear must be flame resistant and self-extinguish if a flame from a candle, match, lighter or a similar item causes it to catch fire. The rules cover all children’s sleepwear above size 9 months and up to size 14 and require that:
The fabric and garments must pass certain flammability tests; or
Be “tight fitting” as defined by specified dimension.
How To Test A Sleepwear To Make it Comply With The Flammability Standard
The general test uses a sample of five 31/2 inch by 10-inch specimens cut from the fabric or garment seams and trim being tested. Each specimen is tested separately. Place each specimen in a metal holder and suspend each holder vertically in the test cabinet.
Apply the gas flame to the bottom edge of the specimen for 3 seconds. Measure the char length of each specimen.
Testing for flammability involves selecting and testing a specified number of samples of three different items – fabric, prototype seams and trim and production garment seams. Fabric must be tested as produced and after 50 launderings.
Look At The Fabric Of The Sleepwear
Finished fabric that is ready to be made into sleepwear must be grouped into Fabric production Units and tested before you use the fabric to make prototype garments. Fabric Production Unit (FPU)may be up to 5,000 linear yards of the fabric. You may include different colours or print patterns of the same fabric in the same FPU if they exhibit similar burn characteristics. Test one sample of five specimens from each end of each FPU.
Garment Prototypes For Children Sleepwear
Before you actually produce garments that will be sold, you must test prototypes of each garment design characteristics. This testing helps to ensure that you have designed a garment that will comply with the standards when it is mass-produced. Seam types and trim that will actually be used in the garments must be tested. Most sleeve and neckline bindings/rib cuffs do not have to be tested. Test three samples, five specimens each, of the longest seam type, three samples each different seam type 10 inches or longer, and three samples of each type of trim. Prototype seams and trims are accepted or rejected based upon prototype sampling plan criteria.
Production Garments For The Sleepwear
Finished garments produced for sale must be grouped into Garment Production Units (GPU) and tested. One GPU may include up to 500 dozen garments. A GPU may include garments with different trim and fasteners, as long as the other characteristics of the garments., are identical, except for size, colour, and print pattern.
