Illinois Compiled Statutes 425 ILCS 45 Furniture Fire Safety Act. Section 1003

    (425 ILCS 45/1003) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 951-3)

    Sec. 1003. (a) Articles of seating furniture, other than juvenile furniture and furniture used for and in facilities designed for the care or treatment of humans, which meet any of the following criteria are exempt from compliance with the provisions of this Act:

        (1) Cushions and pads intended solely for outdoor use.

        (2) Any article which is smooth surfaced and contains

    no more than one-half inch of filling material, if such article does not have a horizontal surface meeting a vertical surface.

        (3) Articles manufactured solely for recreational use

    or physical fitness purposes, such as weightlifting benches, gymnasium mats or pads, sidehorses, and similar articles.

    (b) Public occupancies and public assembly areas as defined in subsection (e) of Section 1002 that are fully protected by sprinkler systems in accordance with either National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 13, as amended, or Uniform Building Code Standard 38-1 are exempt from the provisions of this Code, but must comply with test requirements as set forth in the State of California, Bureau of Home Furnishings Technical Bulletin Number 117, as amended, and Technical Bulletin Number 116, as amended, entitled respectively "Requirements, Test Procedures and Apparatus for Test Procedures and Apparatus for Testing the Flame Retardance of Filling Materials Used in Upholstered Furniture" and "Test Procedures and Apparatus for Testing the Flame Retardance of Upholstered Furniture".

(Source: P.A. 86-631; 87-129.)

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