FLAMMABILITY STANDARDS; DETERMINATION OF FLAMMABILITY

(a) The executive commissioner by rule shall establish the methods for determining the flammability of solids, fabrics, children's clothing, household furnishings, and the contents of self-pressurized containers that the executive commissioner finds are generally applicable to those materials or containers. (b) The executive commissioner by rule shall establish flammability standards for articles described by Subsection (a). The standards must conform to standards prescribed by federal regulations adopted under the federal Flammable Fabrics Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1191 et seq.), as amended, the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1261 et seq.), as amended, and the federal Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. Section 2051 et seq.), as amended. Until the executive commissioner adopts standards, the flammability standards for articles described by Subsection (a) are the standards prescribed by federal regulations adopted under the federal Flammable Fabrics Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1191 et seq.), the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1261 et seq.), and the federal Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. Section 2051 et seq.) as of September 1, 2001. (c) The department may obtain samples of articles described by Subsection (a) and determine the flammability of the articles for compliance with applicable standards established under this section.