New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter XII - Office Of Fire Prevention And Control › Part 429 - Fire Safety Standards For Cigarettes › Section 429.10 - Appendix A

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The provisions of American Society of Testing and Materials
				  ("ASTM") standard E2187-02b "Standard Test Method for Measuring the Ignition
				  Strength of Cigarettes," referenced in section
				  429.3(a) of this
				  Title, are modified for the purposes of this rule as follows:
(1) Section 6.2.2. is changed to read:
Respiratory equipment shall be made available for personnel
				  upon request or if the environmental conditions in the laboratory
				  warrant.
(2) Sections 7.3 to
				7.5. are changed to allow the following dimensions and allowances for the test
				apparatus:
inches
mm
Dimension
Tolerance
Dimension
Tolerance
Test Chamber
Height
13.4
1
340
25
Width
11.5
0.25
292
6
Depth
15.5
0.25
394
6
Thickness
0.25
nominal
6
nominal
Chimney Height
6.5
0.5
165
13
Chimney I.D.
6.0
0.25
152
6
Filter Paper Holder
O.D.
6.5
0.04
165
1
I.D.
5.0
0.04
127
1
Height
1.97
0.04
50
1
Recess Depth
0.4
0.01
10
2.5
Recess I.D.
6.0
0.04
152
1
Metal Rim
O.D.
5.9
0.08
150
2
I.D.
5.1
0.08
130
2
Thickness
0.25
0.04
6.4
1
Pin Diameter
0.04
nominal
1
nominal
Pin Separation
0.32
0.02
8.1
0.05
Pin Length
0.65
0.15
17
4
Note:
The outer diameter of the metal rim is not to exceed the
				  inner diameter of the recess in the filter paper holder.
(3) Section 7.6 is changed to read that the
				holder shall not contact the cigarette within a nominal 30 mm (1.2 in) of its
				lit end.
(4) Section 7.7. is
				changed to delete the word "pencil" in describing the mark on the
				cigarette.
(5) Section 8.1.2. is
				changed to read:
The non-turbulent smoke column height is to be a nominal 150
				  mm (6 in) above the lit end of the cigarette.
(6) Section 9.1. is changed to read:
Cigarette test specimens and filter paper substrates are
				  sensitive to contamination. Test cigarettes shall be handled only by the last
				  nominal 25 mm (1 in) of the end of the cigarette that is not to be lit. The
				  sheets of filter paper shall not be handled in the vicinity where the cigarette
				  will contact the paper during a test. In all cases, the materials shall be
				  handled with dry hands only.
Note:
The use of clean, dry, non-powdered surgical gloves can
				  mitigate incidental contamination of the test materials while maintaining
				  operator dexterity.
(7) The
				last sentence in 9.2.1 is changed to read:
If the specimens are to be stored by the testing laboratory
				  for more than one week, they shall be placed in a freezer at approximately 0 C
				  (32 F) to -20 C (-4 F) reserved for the sole protection of cigarette specimens
				  to minimize the risk of contamination.
(8) Section 9.2.2 is changed to read:
Prior to testing, cigarette test specimens shall be marked,
				  using a #2 or softer graphite pencil or other marking, 5 mm ±1 mm and 15
				  mm ±1 mm (0.2 in and 0.6 in, each ±0.04 in) from the end of the
				  cigarette that will be lit. These marks are used to establish the start (11.4)
				  and completion (11.5.4) of a uniform pre-burn period, respectively. Neither the
				  process of marking the cigarette nor the mark itself shall significantly affect
				  the cigarette burn rate.
(9)
				In Section 9.3 and its subparagraphs, the mean mass, rather than the median
				mass shall be used in all cases. In addition, the following Section 9.3.3. is
				added to Section 9.3:
9.3.3 Pending assurance of the availability of filter paper
				  that meets the specifications in Sections 9.3.1 and 9.3.2, the following
				  provisions apply:
Paper with a mean conditioned mass of 25.1 g to 26.6 g (for
				  15 sheets) and a mean dry mass of 23.7 g to 25.2 g shall be used for the
				  testing of cigarettes.
The standard deviation of at least five samples (dry or
				  conditioned) shall not exceed 0.4 g.
(10) Section 10.1. is changed to read:
Cigarettes shall be conditioned at a relative humidity of
				  55± 5 percent and a temperature of 23 ± 30°C (73 ±
				  5°F) for at least 24 h prior to testing. The cigarettes shall be placed in
				  a clean, open container, with the number of cigarettes being sufficiently small
				  as to enable free air access to the specimens, for example, a maximum of 20
				  cigarettes in a 250 mL polyethylene or glass beaker.
(11) The following note is added to section
				11.4.1:
Note:
This provision need not be followed by an individual test
				  operator if that operator has demonstrated that lifting the restriction does
				  not introduce error that significantly changes either the measured ignition
				  strength or the uncertainty of that measurement. This determination is the
				  responsibility of the testing laboratory.
(12) Section 11.5 is changed to read:
Holding the cigarette vertically, coal end up, transport the
				  cigarette to the test chamber.
It has been found that holding a 600 mL beaker over the
					 cigarette coal is helpful in mitigating the likelihood of a foreign object or
					 room air current impacting the cigarette during transport and thus leading to
					 the need to terminate the determination.