AS NZS 1249-2003 Childrens nightwear

AS/NZS1249:2003Australian/NewZealandStandard™Children’snightwearandlimiteddaywearhavingreducedfirehazardAS/NZS1249AS/NZS1249:2003ThisJointAustralian/NewZealandStandardwaspreparedbyJointTechnicalCommitteeCS-086,BurningBehaviourofTextileProducts,FloorCoveringsandFurniture.ItwasapprovedonbehalfoftheCouncilofStandardsAustraliaon24October2003andonbehalfoftheCouncilofStandardsNewZealandon12November2003.Itwaspublishedon29December2003.ThefollowingarerepresentedonCommitteeCS-086:AustralianCompetitionandConsumerCommissionAustralianRetailersAssociationAustralianWoolProcessorsCouncilConsumersFederationofAustraliaCouncilofTextileandFashionIndustriesofAustraliaCSIROBuilding,ConstructionandEngineering(Australia)DepartmentofFairTradingN.S.W.ConsumerProtectionAgencyFurnitureSocietyofVictoriaNationalFurnishingIndustryAssociationofAustraliaNewZealandFurnitureManufacturersFederationOfficeofFairTradingandBusinessAffairs,Vic.PlasticsandChemicalsIndustriesAssociation(Australia)RetailandWholesaleMerchantsAssociationofNewZealandRoyalNewZealandPlunketSocietyTextileDistributorsAssociation(Australia)TheTreasuryCompetitionConsumerPolicyDivision(Australia)TestingInterestsWoolResearchOrganisationofNewZealandAdditionalinterestsparticipatinginthepreparationofthisStandard:CommerceCommission,NewZealandMinistryofConsumerAffairs(NewZealand)RoyalChildren’sHospital,MelbourneKeepingStandardsup-to-dateStandardsarelivingdocumentswhichreflectprogressinscience,technologyandsystems.Tomaintaintheircurrency,allStandardsareperiodicallyreviewed,andneweditionsarepublished.Betweeneditions,amendmentsmaybeissued.Standardsmayalsobewithdrawn.ItisimportantthatreadersassurethemselvestheyareusingacurrentStandard,whichshouldincludeanyamendmentswhichmayhavebeenpublishedsincetheStandardwaspurchased.DetailedinformationaboutjointAustralian/NewZealandStandardscanbefoundbyvisitingtheStandardsAustraliawebsiteat:2003Australian/NewZealandStandard™Children’snightwearandlimiteddaywearhavingreducedfirehazardOriginatedinAustraliaasASCL3—1969.OriginatedinNewZealandasNZS8705:1977.PreviouseditionAS/NZS1249:1999.Fifthedition2003.COPYRIGHT©StandardsAustralia/StandardsNewZealandAllrightsarereserved.Nopartofthisworkmaybereproducedorcopiedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopying,withoutthewrittenpermissionofthepublisher.JointlypublishedbyStandardsAustraliaInternationalLtd,GPOBox5420,Sydney,NSW2001andStandardsNewZealand,PrivateBag2439,Wellington6020ISBN0733755992AS/NZS1249:20032PREFACEThisStandardwaspreparedbytheJointStandardsAustralia/StandardsNewZealandCommitteeCS-086,BurningBehaviour—TextileProducts,FloorCoveringsandFurniture,tosupersedeAS/NZS1249:1999.ThisStandardhasundergoneanumberofrevisions.DetailsofthepublishinghistorycanbeobtainedfromtheInformationCentreatStandardsAustraliaorStandardsNewZealand.Inthisedition,changeshavebeenintroducedtoimproveandclarifysomepartsoftheStandardthatwereconsideredconfusingandtoprovideuserswithamoreworkabledocument.Changesmadeinthiseditioninclude:(a)Aclearerdefinitionofinfantsleepbags.(b)Fabricwithapileornap,whichmeetstherequirementsforsurfaceburn,canbeusedonthe2.5cminsideedgeforallfourcategories.(c)TheintroductionoftrimrequirementsforCategory3garments.(d)Amorespecificidentificationofall-in-onegarmentsthatarerequiredtocomplywiththisStandard.(e)RecommendationforthelabellingofgarmentsetswhereonepartofthesetisaCategory3garmentandtheotherisagarmentnotrequiredtomeetthisStandard.(f)RevisionofAppendixAtorectifyerrorsandclarifythestepsintheassessmentprocess.(g)Removalofthereferencetoprintedlabelsonly,whichwillnolongerrestricttheuseofwovenlabels.ThetypesofgarmentstowhichthisStandardappliesarelistedinClause0.2.InadditiontotherequirementsofthisStandard,designersmustrefertonationalconsumerregulationsinAustraliaandNewZealandwhenitisintendedtosellchildren’snightweargarmentsinthesecountries.GarmentswhichdonotmeettherequirementsofanyofthecategoriesspecifiedinTable0.1areconsideredtohaveaveryhighflammabilityrating,andthereforedonotcomplywiththisStandard.SomedayweargarmentshavebeenincludedintheStandardbecauseofthedifficultyofdistinguishingbetweendaywearandnightwearfortheseitems.Forexample,Category3hasbeencreatedtoprovideforsomeinfantsall-in-onestylegarments.Man