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SPECIFICATION
(a) British Standard No.3120
4. Durability Requirement
The material shall comply with
the requirements of Clause 3 both
before and after the washing treatment
prescribed in Appendix 'A'
5. Marking
The material shall be indelibly
marked - FLAMEPROOF - at least once
in every yard (0.9m) of its length.
(b) British Standard No.3121
4. Durability Requirement
In order to indicate that their
flame-resistance rating will continue
during their useful lives, fabrics to
be described as of low flammability
shall fulfil the requirements of Clause
3, after having been subjected to the
washing treatment described in Appendix
'A'.
5. Identification
All fabrics or garments presented as
complying with this British Standard
shall be identified by a statement on
the following lines:
"Low flammability fabric (B.S.3121). "
If the low flammability properties of
the fabric are deleteriously affected
by bleaching the description shall add:
"Do not bleach."
NOTE: Appendix 'A' referred to in paragraph 4 above sets out the method and
temperatures to be used when washing the fabric. In the case of Industrial
Clothing, subject to the test for non-inf1ammability, the washing test is
not prescribed for fabrics made up into such clothing which is indelibly
marked with instructions to re-process after each cleaning.
In order to ascertain the quantity of non-flammable textiles being made and sold in
the Leyton area a special survey was made of shops, stores and factories dealing in
textiles; of the 94 premises visited, only 3 retail shops were foundto have a limited
quantity of the material for sale.
Arrangements were made with the laboratories of the Retail Trading Standards
Association at Hartfield House, Henley-on-Thames, for the testing of samples purchased
under the Regulations, and of the four submitted during 1960, three were satisfactory
and one failed the test. These results are set out in the statistical section of the
report. In the case of the unsatisfactory sample, the facts were submitted to the London
County Council, who administer the regulations in London and within whose area the factory
which made the defective garment is situated.
FOOD PREMISES - INSPECTION
It is an established fact that the best form of Health Education in respect of
food hygiene is obtained by personal contact between the officer and food handler, and
the routine visits of inspection made by the Public Health Inspector present an ideal
opportunity for this type of work. The Food Hygiene Regulations, 1955/57, have now been
amended and consolidated by the Pood Hygiene (General) Regulations, 1960, which increase
their scope and effect. An instance of this is contained in Regulation 9, which now
makes it an offence to use herbal smoking mixture in a food room containing open food
in addition to the normal tobacco previously prohibited under the old regulations. In
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