AS/NZS 1249:1999

The Australian and New Zealand Standard for children's nightwear, AS/NZS 1249:1999, was introduced to reduce the incidents of children's night-time attire igniting in the event of contact with heating sources such as fires, but more predominantly bar radiators. The standard took into account the characteristics that made these garments dangerous namely the flammability of the fabric and style of the garment. In the past, garments produced with highly flammable fabric styled to be long and loose fitting have contributed to the serious injury of children when contact has been made with a radiator.

AS/NZS 1249:1999 specifies that garments made from highly flammable fabrics must be styled to reduce the risk of ignition and maximum garment dimensions are specified. These garments are labelled accordingly specifying that these garments are flammable and should be kept away from fire. Other garments made from fabrics with a low fire hazard or are designed specifically to reduce the risk of ignition are labelled Low Fire Danger.

Regulations have been put in place banning nightwear garments from being sold that do not meet the labelling and other specific requirements of this Standard. There has also been discussion to ban sales of pre-loved sleepwear garments in second-hand stores unless assurance can be given that the meet the requirements specified in the Standard.

Currently, the Standard is under revision. The revision is being undertaken to include requirements that come under question due to trend changes in fashion and to include as many requirements relating to garments, which may be considered sleepwear, as possible.

1 - AS/NZS 1249:1999 CHILDREN'S NIGHTWEAR AND LIMITED DAYWEAR HAVING REDUCED FIRE HAZARD
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
7 - FOREWORD
8 - SECTION 0 SCOPE AND GENERAL
8 - 0.1 SCOPE
8 - 0.2 APPLICATION
8 - 0.3 OBJECTIVE
8 - 0.4 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
9 - 0.5 DEFINITIONS
9 - 0.5.1 Acetate fibre
9 - 0.5.2 Acrylic fibre
9 - 0.5.3 All-in-ones
9 - 0.5.4 Basque
9 - 0.5.5 Cellulosic fibre
9 - 0.5.6 Fabric
10 - 0.5.7 Flame spread time
10 - 0.5.8 Free edge
10 - 0.5.9 Insert
10 - 0.5.10 Nightwear
10 - 0.5.11 Predominantly
10 - 0.5.12 Surface burning time
10 - 0.5.13 Trims
11 - 0.6 CLASSIFICATION
11 - 0.7 GENERAL REQUIREMENT
12 - SECTION 1 CATEGORY 1 GARMENTS
12 - 1.1 SCOPE
12 - 1.2 BURNING BEHAVIOUR REQUIREMENTS FOR FABRICS
13 - 1.3 TRIMS
13 - 1.4 ATTACHMENTS AT THE NECK OPENING OF A GARMENT (EXCLUDING BASQUES)
13 - 1.5 FIRE HAZARD INFORMATION LABEL
14 - SECTION 2 CATEGORY 2 GARMENTS
14 - 2.1 SCOPE
14 - 2.2 GENERAL
14 - 2.3 SURFACE BURNING TIME FOR FABRICS WITH A PILE OR NAP
14 - 2.4 DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS
15 - 2.5 TRIMS
15 - 2.6 ATTACHMENTS AT THE NECK OPENING OF A GARMENT (EXCLUDING BASQUES)
15 - 2.7 FASTENINGS
15 - 2.8 FIRE HAZARD INFORMATION LABEL
20 - SECTION 3 CATEGORY 3 GARMENTS
20 - 3.1 SCOPE
20 - 3.2 SURFACE BURNING TIME FOR FABRICS WITH A PILE OR NAP
20 - 3.3 FIRE HAZARD INFORMATION LABEL
21 - SECTION 4 CATEGORY 4 GARMENTS
21 - 4.1 SCOPE
21 - 4.2 SURFACE BURNING TIME FOR FABRICS WITH A PILE OR NAP
21 - 4.3 USE OF FABRICS WITH A CELLULOSIC, ACETATE OR ACRYLIC FIBRE CONTENT
21 - 4.4 QUILTED FABRICS
21 - 4.5 INFANT SLEEPBAGS
21 - 4.5.1 Sleepbags designed to be opened at the bottom
22 - 4.5.2 Sleepbags which are permanently closed at the bottom
22 - 4.6 FIRE HAZARD INFORMATION LABEL
24 - SECTION 5 MARKING
24 - 5.1 SCOPE
24 - 5.2 INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED
24 - 5.3 LOCATION OF LABEL INCORPORATING THE FIRE HAZARD INFORMATION
24 - 5.4 DURABILITY OF LABEL INCORPORATING THE FIRE HAZARD INFORMATION
24 - 5.5 FIRE HAZARD INFORMATION AND SYMBOL
25 - 5.6 PAPER PATTERNS
27 - APPENDIX A - GUIDE TO THE PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINING THE CATEGORIES FOR CHILDREN'S NIGHTWEAR AND LIMITED DAYWEAR
28 - APPENDIX B - A GENERAL INDICATION OF THE BURNING BEHAVIOUR OF DIFFERENT CLASSES OF FIBRES
28 - B1 SCOPE
28 - B2 GENERAL
30 - APPENDIX C - INDICATIONS OF NIGHTWEAR FOR CHILDREN'S GARMENTS
30 - C1 SCOPE
30 - C2 STYLING FACTORS
30 - C2.1 Indications of nightwear
30 - C2.2 Indications that the garment is not suitable for nightwear
30 - C2 GARMENTS
30 - C3 GARMENTS EXCLUDED FROM THIS STANDARD
31 - C4 IRRELEVANT FACTORS
32 - APPENDIX D - WASH PROCEDURE
32 - D1 SCOPE
32 - D2 TEST SAMPLE
32 - D3 PROCEDURE
33 - APPENDIX E - TABLES RELATED TO TRIMS REQUIREMENTS
35 - APPENDIX F - METHOD OF TEST FOR CATEGORY 1 AND CATEGORY 2 GARMENTS WHICH HAVE A TOTAL AREA OF APPLIQUES, MOTIFS AND OVERLAYS....
35 - F1 SCOPE
35 - F2 METHOD
35 - F3 TEST REPORT
36 - APPENDIX G - SOME EXAMPLES OF CALCULATING ALLOWABLE AMOUNT OF TRIMS-CATEGORY 1 GARMENTS
37 - APPENDIX H - SOME EXAMPLES OF TRIMS WHICH EXCEED ALLOWABLE AMOUNT AND WHICH THEREFORE ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE- CATEGORY 1 GARMENTS
38 - APPENDIX I - EXAMPLES OF STYLES OF GARMENTS WHICH COMPLY WITH THE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR CATEGORY 2 GARMENTS
40 - APPENDIX J - METHOD FOR DETERMINING DURABILITY AND ATTACHMENT OF LABEL INCORPORATING FIRE HAZARD INFORMATION
40 - J1 SCOPE
40 - J2 TEST SAMPLES
40 - J3 TEST METHOD

Specifies requirements for fabrics, trims and labelling of children's nightwear and some daywear garments which are commonly worn both day and night, in Sizes 00 to 14 in four categories. Also covers labelling of envelopes containing paper patterns.

This Standard specifies design, performance and labelling requirements for four categories of children's nightwear, together with some garments commonly worn both day and night. It also covers requirements for the labelling of paper patterns for these garments.NOTES:1 Appendix A is a flow chart which will be of assistance in interpreting the Standard when designing children's nightwear.2 Appendix B provides a general indication of the burning characteristics of different types of fibres; however, it is not possible to accurately predict the burning behaviour of any garment solely on the basis of the fibre content of the component fabric or fabrics. Prediction of the burning behaviour of garments incorporating fibre blend is not possible from data on the individual fibres in the blend (see warning in Appendix B).3 There are some garments which will not meet the requirements of any of the categories in this Standard and therefore cannot comply with this Standard.

First published in Australia in part as part of AS CL3-1969.
Revised and redesignated AS 1249-1972.
Revised and redesignated in part as AS 1249.1-1976 and AS 1249.2-1976 and AS 1989-1976.
AS 1249.3 first published 1977.
AS 1249.1-1976, AS 1249.2-1976, AS 1989-1976 and AS 1249.3-1977 revised, amalgamated and redesignated AS 1249-1983.
Second edition 1990.
First published in New Zealand as NZS 8705-1977.
Second edition 1989.
AS 1249-1990 and NZS 8705:1989 jointly revised, amalgamated and designated AS/NZS 1249:1999.