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Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
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TITLE 310. Oklahoma State Department of Health |
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Chapter 215. Bedding Regulations |
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Subchapter 1. General Provisions |
SECTION 310:215-1-2. Definitions
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- The following words or terms, when used in this Chapter, shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:"Act" means Title 63 O.S. Supp 1996, Section 1001.1 et seq."Bedding" means mattresses, upholstered springs, sleeping bags, pads, comforters, pillows, and cushions. The term "bedding" also includes dual purpose furniture such as sofa beds, studio couches, and futons."Cat tail plant fiber" mean plant fibers from the named plant used as fill."Cellulose", "cellulose fiber", and "cellulose" mean cellulosic products containing not more than four per cent (4%) lignin and twelve per cent (12%) pentosans."Cellulose fiber pad" means a pad made of cellulose."Chicken feathers" mean feathers of any kind of chicken, which are whole in physical structure."Chopped feathers" in conjunction with the name of the fowl from which the feathers came means the feathers which have been processed through a chopping machine which has cut the feathers into small pieces, e.g., "chopped duck feathers.""Comber" means the tangled fibers removed during the combing process of textile fibers."Cotton by-products" mean the by-products removed from the various machine operations necessary in the manufacture of cotton yarn up to but not including the process of spinning, and shall include the following materials commonly known in cotton-mill terms as cotton card strips or cotton vacuum strips, cotton comber, cotton fly, and cotton picker."Cotton linters" mean the fibrous growth removed from cottonseed subsequent to the usual process of ginning."Cotton waste" means any material of cotton origin containing more than ten per cent (10%) of hull, leaf, stem, and pulp."Crushed feathers" in conjunction with the name of the fowl from which the feathers came mean feathers which have been processed through a so-called curling machine which has changed the original form of the feathers, but has not removed the quill, e.g., "crushed duck feathers.""Down" means the soft undercoating of waterfowl, consisting of the light fluffy filaments grown from one quill-point but without any quill-shaft."Duck feathers" means feathers of any kind of duck, which are whole in physical structure, with the natural form and curvature of the feather."Excelsior" means curled wood shreds."Excelsior pad" means a pad made of curled wood shreds."Felt" means material that has been carded in layers or sheets by a garnett or felting machine."Filling" "filling material" and "materials" mean materials used as filling in the manufacture, repair, or renovation of bedding."Fly" means the fibers which come off the machines during carding, drawing, or similar textile operations."Goose feathers" means feathers of any kind of goose, which are whole in physical structure, with the natural form and curvature of the feather."Hair" means the course filamentous epidermal outgrowth of such mammals as horses, cattle, sheep, hogs, and goats."Jute fibers" mean jute of which no prior use has been made."Jute pad" means a pad made from jute fibers."Kapok" means the fibers obtained from the seeds of the kapok tree."Label" means a label required to be on or affixed to bedding products by the Act and Regulations and on which the information required is to appear."Latex foam rubber" means foam products made from rubber latex which previously has not been coagulated or solidified."Mattress" includes padding or cushioning material which is used in conjunction with water bed liners, bladders or cylinders, but does not include water bed liners, bladders or cylinders."Mixed cotton" means a mixture of staple cotton, cotton linters, and cotton by-products in any proportion which has not been garnetted or felted."Napper" means the lint removed during the process of raising the face of a cloth."Noils" means the short fibers removed during the combing process."Paper" means wood pulp materials used as fill material."Quill" means the main shaft or axis of a feather."Quill feather" means a flight feather or tail feather."Rubber" as used in these regulations shall apply to synthetic rubber as well as natural rubber."Second-hand", as defined in the Act, does not apply to new materials subjected to manufacturing processes or to new materials which are the by-product of manufacturing processes."Sisal fibers" means sisal of which no prior use has been made."Sisal pad" means a pad made from sisal fibers."Sponge rubber" means sponge products made from rubber which has previously been coagulated or solidified."Staple cotton" means the staple fibrous growth as removed from the cottonseed in the usual process of ginning (first-cut from the seed) containing no foreign material."Steel batting" means steel fibers that have been passed through some form of garnetting machine and carded in layers or sheets."Steel fiber pads" means steel fibers that have been passed through some form of garnetting machine and carded in layers or sheets."Steel fibers" means steel fibers that have not been garnetted."Synthetic fibers" mean manufactured fibers as opposed to natural fibers from animal, fowl, or plant origin."Synthetic foam" means a polymerized cellular material made from an organic base other than rubber."Textile by-products" means any of the fibrous by-products produced during the processing of textile fibers up to but not including the spinning of yarns."Turkey feathers" mean feathers of any kind of turkey, which are whole in physical structure."Water-fowl feathers" mean any mixture of goose and duck feathers."Wool" or "virgin wool" means the fleece of the sheep or lamb, which has been scoured or scoured and carbonized. It shall not be the by-product of any process of manufacture nor shall it have sustained prior use."Wool waste" means all by-products and wastes of machines in any process of manufacture employing only new wool fibers and shall also include wool pills and shank and tag wools.