flammability

IPA: fɫæmʌbˈɪɫɪti

Examples of "flammability" in Sentences

California has a unique flammability standard, TB 117, for upholstered furniture sold in the state.
A common sense solution to this is to change the California flammability standard so that fire safety can be preserved without compromising public health.
If you have a newer piece of furniture, you may be wondering what is being done now to meet the flammability standard since PBDEs are no longer being used.
This legislation calls for an alternative flammability standard that can be met without the use of chemical fire retardants, and that does not compromise fire safety.
For this, one must take a look at stuff like the toxicity and flammability of materials apart from their nature of wear and tear and how they interact with different climate conditions.
Improved building codes requiring smoke detectors and water sprinklers, self-extinguishing cigarettes, and overall decreased rates of smoking have probably had a much bigger impact on the number of fires and fire deaths than the flammability standard.