Section 19810 Of Chapter 8. Inflammable Or Explosive Materials From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 13. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 8.
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. (a) "Article" as used in this chapter means and includes any
article of wearing apparel, cloth, drapery or other fabric or
material made from or containing any natural or synthetic fiber.
(b) "Vendor" as used in this chapter means any individual, firm or
corporation engaged in the manufacture for sale or the sale of
articles as herein defined.
(c) "Inflammable article" as used in this chapter is any article
made from or containing natural or synthetic fiber and determined by
the Fire Marshal to be so highly inflammable as to constitute a
dangerous risk of fire and hazard of injury to persons and property,
taking into consideration the use or uses for which the article is
made and designed to serve.
(d) It has recently come to notice that of the various natural or
synthetic fibers adapted and adaptable for use in the making of
articles, as herein defined, some are so inflammable as to constitute
a dangerous risk of fire and hazard of injury to persons and
property. Provision should be made for the avoidance of such risks
and hazards by preventing the use of such highly inflammable fibers.
It is not feasible by statute to prescribe more specific tests than
those herein prescribed, for it would appear that none such have yet
been fully developed. It is necessary, therefore, to commit to the
State Fire Marshal the conduct of research in these matters, the
development of tests for these materials, and the administration of
the provisions of this chapter for the prevention of the risks and
the avoidance of the hazards described.