California Tus Thawj Kav Tebchaws Jerry Brown
Lub lim tiam dhau los,California tus tswv xeev Jerry Brown tau kos npe rau Assembly Bill 2998 (AB 2998) to law, qhov tseeb nyob rau hauv ib tug series ntawm California cov kev cai lij choj tswj cov qauv flammability rau cov tsev nyob upholstered rooj tog.Txhawm rau kom nkag siab qhov tseem ceeb ntawm qhov kev tswj hwm kev noj qab haus huv ib puag ncig, cia peb saib ua ntej cov kev cai lij choj ua ntej hais txog cov nplaim hluav taws kub nyhiab hauv cov rooj tog ua npuas ncauj.
Tawm nrog tus qub - TB 117
Xyoo 2013, TB 117 tau hloov kho los teb rau kev nkag siab ntau ntxiv txog kev noj qab haus huv cuam tshuam nrog cov nplaim hluav taws kub hnyiab thiab txoj kev uas hluav taws kub hauv tsev feem ntau pib thiab kis mus.Lub cev loj ntawm kev tshawb fawb tshawb fawb tau ua tiav ntau dua 38 xyoo txij li tus kab mob TB 117 tau dhau los, qhia tau hais tias muaj kev cuam tshuam ntau thiab muaj feem cuam tshuam txog kev noj qab haus huv los ntawm kev siv cov nplaim hluav taws kub hnyiab hauv cov rooj tog zaum hauv tsev.Ob qhov kev tshawb pom tseem ceeb ntsig txog TB 117 yog qhov muaj feem cuam tshuam txog kev noj qab haus huv cuam tshuam nrog cov nplaim hluav taws kub ntev ntev yog qhov tseem ceeb, thiab kev siv cov nplaim hluav taws kub hnyiab hauv cov rooj tog zaum hauv tsev tsis muaj txiaj ntsig los tiv thaiv thiab txo cov hluav taws kub hauv tsev.2
Cov kev hloov kho hauv TB 117-2013 qhia txog kev nkag siab tias cov hluav taws kub hauv tsev feem ntau pib thaum cov ntaub sab nrauv ntes hluav taws (xws li, los ntawm cov luam yeeb smoldering) 1 es tsis yog cov rooj tog zaum sab hauv ua npuas ncauj pib hluav taws.Yog li ntawd, txoj cai raug hloov los hloov lub
12-thib ob qhib nplaim taws kuaj ntawm sab hauv ua npuas ncauj nrog ib qho kev sim smolder ntawm cov ntaub sab nrauv ntawm daim.3
Qee tus tau thuam tus kab mob TB 117-2013, hais tias thaum nws yog ib qho kev txhim kho, cov khoom siv hluav taws xob yuav tsum tiv thaiv kev noj qab haus huv ntawm cov neeg siv khoom thiab ib puag ncig.4 Txawm hais tias TB 117-2013 obviates qhov xav tau ntawm cov nplaim hluav taws kub hnyiab, nws tsis meej. txwv tsis pub siv cov nplaim hluav taws kub hnyiab hauv vaj tse upholstered rooj tog.5
Nrog tus tshiab?Governor signs AB 2998
California State Capitol Building
Qhov tsis ntev los no dhau los AB 2998 dhau mus dhau TB 117-2013 nyob rau hauv uas nws lub hom phiaj txo qis hauv tsev neeg raug hluav taws kub retardant tshuaj los ntawm cov neeg siv khoom.Tam sim no nws yog txoj cai nruj tshaj plaws nyob rau hauv Tebchaws Meskas rau kev tswj cov hluav taws kub hauv tsev.Hais txog Lub Xeev California qhov kev tshawb pom tias "cov tshuaj tua hluav taws tsis tas yuav tsum tau muab kev nyab xeeb hluav taws," 6 Assembly Bill 2998 txwv tsis pub siv hluav taws kub nyhiab rau cov khoom siv hauv qab no:
- Txwv tsis pub muag thiab xa tawm cov khoom lag luam menyuam yaus tshiab, cov ntaub pua tsev, thiab cov rooj tog zaum uas muaj cov tshuaj tua hluav taws kub ntawm qib txog 1,000 feem ntawm ib lab 6.
- Txwv tsis pub cov upholsterers los ntawm kev kho, rov ua dua, rov ua dua, lossis rov ua dua tshiab cov rooj tog zaum siv cov khoom siv hloov pauv uas muaj cov tshuaj tiv thaiv hluav taws kub siab tshaj 1,000 ppm.6
Kev txwv tshiab ntawm nplaim hluav taws kub hnyiab tau cuam tshuam rau lub tebchaws
Qhov tseem ceeb, qhov no yog thawj zaug uas California txoj cai lij choj tau teeb tsa qhov siab tshaj plaws ntawm cov nplaim hluav taws xob ntxiv rau cov rooj tog zaum hauv tsev.AB 2998 kuj tseem txhawb cov lus ntawm TB 117-2013, uas txwv tsis pub cov nplaim hluav taws xob ntxiv hauv 18 pawg ntawm cov khoom lag luam menyuam yaus.Hais txog 2017 United States Consumer Product Safety Commission cov lus qhia qhia kom tshem tawm cov organohalogen nplaim retardant additives nyob rau hauv ntau yam neeg siv khoom, 7 AB 2998 yog ib tug tseem ceeb kauj ruam nyob rau hauv cov kev cai ntawm nplaim retardant additives nyob rau hauv cov rooj tog zaum.
Nrog AB 2998, Kalifonias tau tsim txoj cai tswj hwm txoj cai kom txo cov nplaim hluav taws xob tsawg hauv cov neeg siv khoom thiab yog li cuam tshuam rau tib neeg.Muab hais tias cov neeg tau txais kev pabcuam hauv California suav nrog 11.1% ntawm Tebchaws Meskas ib tus neeg cov rooj tog zaum thiab txaj muag, 8 qhov cuam tshuam ntawm AB 2998 yuav muaj tseeb.Qhov tseem yuav pom, txawm li cas los xij, yog seb lwm lub tebchaws puas yuav ua raws li kev cai.
-Madeleine Valier Cov Lus Qhia:
.California Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, Tsev Furnishings thiab Thermal Insulation.Technical Bulletin 117: Residential Upholstered Furniture Standard Fact Sheet.(https://www.bearhfti.ca.gov/industry/tb_117_faq_sheet.pdf).
.Babrauskas, V., Blum, A., Daley, R., and Birnbaum, L. Flame Retardants in Furniture Foam: Benefits and Risk.(http://greensciencepolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Babruskas-and-Blum-Paper. pdf).
.California Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, Tsev Furnishings thiab
Thermal rwb thaiv tsev.Technical Bulletin 117-2013.2013 Lub Rau Hli.(https://www.bearhfti.ca.gov/about_us/tb117_2013.pdf).
.National Resource Defense Council.Toxic Flame Retardant Chemicals Muaj
Tau mus.26 Lub Plaub Hlis 2018.
(https://www.nrdc.org/experts/avinash-kar/toxic-flame-retardant-chemicals-have-gotta-go)
.Green Science Policy Institute.Txoj cai tshiab California TB117-2013:
Nws txhais li cas?2014 Peb 11.
(http://greensciencepolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/TB117-2013_manufacturers_ 021114.pdf).
.California General Assembly.AB-2998 Cov khoom siv: cov khoom siv hluav taws xob.29 Cuaj hlis 2018.
(https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB2998).
.US Consumer Product Safety Commission.Cov ntaub ntawv qhia txog kev phom sij ntxiv, Tsis yog-Polymeric Organohalogen nplaim retardants hauv qee cov khoom siv.Federal Register.2017 Sep 28. 82(187):45268-45269.(https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-09-28/pdf/2017-20733.pdf)
.Statista.Cov rooj tog zaum thiab txaj muag hauv Tebchaws Meskas los ntawm 2014 txog 2020, los ntawm
xeev (hauv lab daus las US.) Nkag mus rau ntawm: https://www.statista.com/statistics/512341/us-furniture-and-bedding-sales-by-state/.
Post lub sij hawm: Sep-03-2018