Okla. Admin. Code § 265:40-1-3

Current through Vol. 42, No. 4, November 1, 2024

Section 265:40-1-3 - Test method

(a) Testing of cigarettes shall be conducted in accordance with the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard E2187-04 (2004) "Standard Test Method for Measuring the Ignition Strength of Cigarettes". This standard may be obtained from the publisher at ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West Conshohocken PA 19428-2959. This material is available for public inspection and distribution at the Office of the State Fire Marshal, 2401 NW 23^rd Street, Suite 4, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73107.

(b) Testing shall be conducted on 10 layers of filter paper.

(c) Forty replicate tests shall comprise a complete test trial for each cigarette tested.

(d) The performance standard required by OAC 265:40-1-4 shall only be applied to a complete test trial.

(e) Written certifications shall be based upon testing conducted by a laboratory that has been accredited pursuant to standard ISO/IEC 17025 of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), or other comparable accreditation standard as determined by the State Fire Marshal.

(f) Laboratories conducting testing in accordance with this Chapter shall implement a quality control and quality assurance program that includes a procedure that will determine the repeatability of the testing results. The repeatability value shall be no greater than 0.19.

(g) This Section does not require additional testing, in accordance with this Chapter, if cigarettes are tested consistently with the Act for any other purpose. OSFM may, at its sole discretion, conduct random independent tests of certified brands to verify the accuracy of the information submitted to OSFM by the manufacturer. This testing shall be conducted in accordance with this Section.

Okla. Admin. Code § 265:40-1-3

Added at 26 Ok Reg 522, eff 1-2-09 through 7-14-09 (emergency)¹; Added at 27 Ok Reg 834, eff 4-25-10

¹This emergency action expired without being superseded by a permanent action. Upon expiration of an emergency action enacting a new Section, the Section is no longer effective. Therefore, on 7-15-09 (after the 7-14-09 expiration of this emergency action), Section 265:40-1-3 was no longer effective, and remained as such until added by permanent action on 4-25-10. For the official text of the emergency rule that was in effect from 1-2-09 through 7-14-09, see 26 Ok Reg 522.