In the EN 14878 standard, a European standard, a harmonized procedure is provided in terms of burning behavior for the properties of children's nightgowns or fabrics for children's nightgowns. Within the scope of this standard it is not possible to cover all the potential hazards that constitute an unsafe garment. Conversely, certain hazards that cannot be identified in a particular style or design of clothing may not pose a risk. It is therefore recommended that a risk assessment be carried out on any garment to ensure that it does not pose a hazard to the wearer and is therefore considered a safe garment. This risk assessment includes the use of applied flame retardant treatments.
The EN 14878 standard specifies the requirements for the burning behavior of children's nightgowns and nightgowns designed for garments tested according to the EN 1103 standard but without a washing procedure. The TS EN 1103 standard is a standard for the determination of the burning property of ready-made clothing fabrics. Flame propagation time and surface glow properties are evaluated according to the test method in the EN 1103 standard. The EN 14878 standard includes a cleaning procedure that does not apply to any test material covered by the EN 1103 standard because a single wash has not been found to have much effect on the varnishes used in nightwear.
Flame retardant is a substance used to impart improved fire behavior to a textile product. When applying a flame retardant to a textile intended for use in nightgowns conforming to the EN 14878 standard, it is the responsibility of the manufacturer and retailer to ensure that the coating used has been adequately evaluated.
The EN 14878 standard is applied to baby and children's nightgowns and nightgowns. These include nightgowns, pajamas and bathrobes for babies up to 3 months.
In short, the standard in question covers all children's nightgowns, including pajamas, nightwear, dressing gowns, bathrobes and similar clothing. It presents requirements for combustion behavior in terms of flammability and rate of flame propagation, and also includes some design requirements for pajamas.
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