Work Beginning on New Edition of National Standard of Canada for Textile Floor Coverings

Ottawa, December 2, 2013 - Public Works and Government Services Canada's Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) announces today the beginning work on a new edition of the National Standard of Canada for Textile Floor Coverings, CAN/CGSB-4.2 No. 27.6, Textile Test Methods — Flame Resistance — Methenamine Tablet Test for Textile Floor Coverings.

This Standard is referenced in Federal regulation under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (Hazardous Products (Carpet) Regulations). The 1991 edition of this standard was reaffirmed in November 2013 as technically valid. The CGSB Committee on Textile Test Methods and Terminology will undertake to review the flammability requirements and test methods under the new Act.

With support from the Standards Council of Canada (SCC), CGSB administers the standards development process using balanced committees to arrive at voluntary consensus standards that can become National Standards of Canada.

As a Standards Development Organization (SDO) recognized in Canada as having the competence to develop National Standards of Canada, CGSB is among the SDOs whose standards development work is eligible for funding from the SCC. SCC funding is specifically targeted for the review and update of various technical standards maintained by SCC-accredited SDOs that are referenced in Canadian federal regulations and which have been confirmed by government departments as being of ongoing significance to their regulatory mandates.

This advisory is to notify the public and key stakeholders the work is commencing.

A draft of the standard will be made available for public review and comment in 2014 though the normal standards development process. Once the project concludes in 2015, the document will be available for public access for five years.

For more information, please review the Frequently Asked Questions, or contact CGSB at ncr.cgsb-ongc@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca.