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California hearing draws experts urging repeal of TB 133 and adoption of TB 117-2013 for commercial furniture
Summary
At a Sept. 17, 2018 public hearing in Sacramento, health, fire-safety and environmental experts urged the Bureau to repeal Technical Bulletin 133 and adopt TB 117-2013 for commercial furniture, citing insufficient evidence TB 133 improves safety and concerns about toxic flame retardant chemicals.
Nicholas Oliver, chief of the Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings, and Thermal Insulation, opened a public hearing Sept. 17, 2018, in Sacramento to take oral and written comment on the bureau’s proposal to repeal Technical Bulletin 133 (TB 133) and to extend the smolder-resistance standard TB 117-2013 to commercial furniture.
The discussion matters because speakers from fire, public-health and environmental organizations said TB 133 has driven the use of chemical flame retardants in upholstery foam without demonstrable improvements in fire safety. Megan Kalsman of the San Francisco Department of the Environment said, “There’s no evidence that TB 133 has improved fire safety or reduced fire losses,” and urged repeal to allow manufacturers to meet TB 117-2013 instead.
Proponents told the bureau the change would reduce exposure to potentially toxic flame…
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