What Halloween Can Teach Us About Visibility
As the sun sets, porch lights flicker on and neighborhoods fill with witches, superheroes, ghosts, and skeletons. For trick-or-treaters, Halloween means candy and costumes, but…
Spooky Halloween Traditions & What Standards Say About Them
While Halloween is all about bending the rules—costumes, frights, tricks—there is a serious side hiding in the shadows: safety and quality standards. SDOs (Standard Developing…
ASTM D1230-22: Flammability of Consumer Fabrics Standard Test Methods
The test method detailed in ASTM D1230-22 evaluates the flammability of consumer textile fabrics. It is applicable to apparel items other than children’s sleepwear or…
The Dangers of Halloween Costume Flammability
For thousands of years, October 31 has been dedicated to the dead, originating during a time when people would dress in costumes and light bonfires…