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MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT
Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations
Standard 302
Flammability
302. (1) Subject to subsections (4) and (5), the portion of every
article described in subsection (2) that is within 13 mm (1/2 inch) of the occupant
compartment air space, shall, when tested in the manner set out in subsection (3) in
accordance with Motor Vehicle Test Method 302, Flammability, (January 9th, 1978), not burn
or transmit a flame front across its surface, at a rate of more than 101.6 mm (4 inches)
per minute.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the articles described in this subsection are:
(a) seat cushions;
(b) seat backs;
(c) seat belts;
(d) headlining;
(e) convertible tops;
(f) arm rests;
(g) trim panels including door, front, rear and side panels;
(h) compartment shelves;
(i) head restraints;
(j) floor coverings;
(k) sun visors;
(l) curtains;
(m) shades;
(n) wheel housing covers;
(o) engine compartment covers;
(p) mattress covers; and
(q) any other materials that are designed to absorb energy or contact by occupants in
the event of a crash, including padding and crash-deployed elements.
(3) The portion described in subsection (1) of every article described in subsection
(2) shall be tested as follows:
(a) where the material of the portion of the article does not adhere to another
material at every point of contact, it shall be tested separately; and
(b) where the material of the portion of the article adheres to another material at
every point of contact, it shall be tested as a composite with the other material.
(4) The requirement of subsection (1) concerning transmission of a flame front shall
not apply to a surface created by the cutting of a test specimen for purposes of testing
pursuant to that subsection.
(5) Where a material stops burning before it has burned for sixty seconds from the
start of timing and has not burned more than 50.8 mm (2 inches) from the point where the
timing was started, it shall be deemed to comply with subsection (1).
Established by the CONSOLIDATED REGULATIONS OF
CANADA, 1978.
amended by
SOR/78-525 16 June, 1978 pursuant to sections 4 and 7 of the Motor Vehicle Safety
Act, effective August 1, 1978
Section 302 of Schedule D.
SOR/79-262 16 March, 1979 pursuant to sections 4 and 7 of the Motor Vehicle Safety
Act
Subsection 302(3) of the French version.
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