CAL 117; CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE 117

California Technical Bulletin 117 (TB 117) is a California fire safety law, first implemented in 1975. It has recently been
updated as a Technical Bulletin 117-2013

CAL-117 (California Technical Bulletin 1172013)

The CAL-117 standard provides methods for smolder resistance of cover fabrics, barrier materials, resilient
filling materials, and decking materials for use in upholstery fabric/furniture. In this test, each upholstery
component except the covering fabric is time exposed to a smoldering cigarette in a defined test chamber,
and the cigarette char length is measured to specific criteria contained in Technical Bulletin 117.