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Work Place Safety and Combustibility of Flock

Background

Following a major fire at a flocking facility in 1995, AFA formed a committee that assisted the U.S. Dept. of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration to draft a Hazard Information Bulletin alerting the industry about the potential for combustion in the flocking process. Research on flock fiber combustibility continues in the U.S. and in Europe. There have been no other similar fires in the industry.