New Jersey § 2a:123-7

§ 2a:123-7.

This act, except as herein otherwise specifically provided, shall be enforced by the

department, and the commissioner is hereby authorized and directed to adopt, amend

and enforce rules and regulations establishing the conditions under which, and the

manner in which, articles of wearing apparel or fabric shall be tested to determine

whether or not they are so highly flammable, as to be dangerous when worn by individuals,

within the meaning of this act, if any uncovered or exposed part of such article of

wearing apparel or fabric exhibits rapid and intense burning when so tested, if such

conditions and manner of testing shall, in all respects, from time to time, conform

to the conditions and manner prescribed in the Commercial Standard promulgated by

the Secretary of Commerce of the United States of America effective January 30, 1953,

and identified as “Flammability of Clothing Textiles, Commercial Standard 191-53,”

or in the Commercial Standard promulgated by the Secretary of Commerce effective May

22, 1953, and identified as “General Purpose Vinyl Plastic Film, Commercial Standard

192-53,” and modifications or supplements thereto enacted by the Congress of the United

States or promulgated by the Secretary of Commerce of the United States of America

which shall result from, and be developed under, the same procedures as were in use

and effect in connection with the establishment of “Flammability of Clothing Textiles,

Commercial Standard 191-53,” or “General Purpose Vinyl Plastic Film, Commercial Standard

192-53,” and also to adopt, amend and enforce rules and regulations designed and intended

to effectuate the general purposes of this act and the specific objectives herein

set forth, which said rules and regulations shall include the authorization to the

commissioner to cause inspections, analyses, tests and examinations to be made of

any article of wearing apparel or fabric which he has reason to believe falls within

the prohibitions of this act.