This act, except as herein otherwise specifically provided, shall be enforced by the department, and the commissioner is hereby authorized and directed to adopt, amend and enforce rules and regulations establishing the conditions under which, and the manner in which, articles of wearing apparel or fabric shall be tested to determine whether or not they are so highly flammable, as to be dangerous when worn by individuals, within the meaning of this act, if any uncovered or exposed part of such article of wearing apparel or fabric exhibits rapid and intense burning when so tested, if such conditions and manner of testing shall, in all respects, from time to time, conform to the conditions and manner prescribed in the Commercial Standard promulgated by the Secretary of Commerce of the United States of America effective January 30, 1953, and identified as “Flammability of Clothing Textiles, Commercial Standard 191-53,” or in the Commercial Standard promulgated by the Secretary of Commerce effective May 22, 1953, and identified as “General Purpose Vinyl Plastic Film, Commercial Standard 192-53,” and modifications or supplements thereto enacted by the Congress of the United States or promulgated by the Secretary of Commerce of the United States of America which shall result from, and be developed under, the same procedures as were in use and effect in connection with the establishment of “Flammability of Clothing Textiles, Commercial Standard 191-53,” or “General Purpose Vinyl Plastic Film, Commercial Standard 192-53,” and also to adopt, amend and enforce rules and regulations designed and intended to effectuate the general purposes of this act and the specific objectives herein set forth, which said rules and regulations shall include the authorization to the commissioner to cause inspections, analyses, tests and examinations to be made of any article of wearing apparel or fabric which he has reason to believe falls within the prohibitions of this act.

L.1953, c. 267, p. 1788, s. 5, eff. Jan. 1, 1954. Amended by L.1954, c. 210, p. 777, s. 1, eff. Aug. 5, 1954.