The Make Life Safer Plus program currently tests for the following flame retardant chemicals. This list is subject to periodic review and amendment.

Foam Testing

HBCD / HBCDD – 1,2,5,6,9,10-Hexabromocuclododecane CAS 3194-55-6
pentaBDE CAS 32534-81-9
MPP CAS 218768-84-4
TBB CAS 183658-27-7
TBPH CAS 26040-51-7
TCEP CAS  115-96-8
TCPP CAS 13674-84-5
TDBPP CAS 126-72-7
TBPP CAS 78-33-1
TDCPP CAS 13674-87-8
TPP / TPHP CAS 115-86-6
V6 CAS 38051-10-4
 ipTPP CAS 68937-41-7
reaction TBB & TBPH CAS 219632-53-8

Fabric Testing 

Decabromodiphenyl ether CAS 1163-19-5
Hexabromocyclododecane CAS 3194-55-6
1,2 bis(pentabromophenyl) ethylene CAS 84852-53-9
Antimony CAS 7440-36-0
Antimony trioxide, Sb2O3 CAS 1309-64-4
Antimony pentoxide, Sb2O5 CAS 1314-60-9
Tris(2-chloroisopropyl)phosphate CAS 13674-84-5
Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)phosphate CAS 13674-87-8
Tetrabromobisphenol A CAS 79-94-7
Ammonium Polyphosphate CAS 68333-79-9
Ethylenebistetrabromophthalimide CAS 32588-76-4

Test results that qualify a manufacturer as eligible to participate in the UFAC Make Life Safer program means that (1) the level of flame retardant chemicals found in the furniture is no more than those which would be found as an acknowledged trace contaminant, in this case judged as not to exceed 1,000 parts per million (ppm) or 0.1% and (2) that no FR chemicals have been added intentionally to the product or any of its component parts.

Updated 5/16/2021