Thursday November 19th – 10h00 – 11h30 (CET) Energy transition in transport and fire safety Stakeholder dialogue webinar addressing the specific fire safety challenges of electric vehicles. Experience for fire testing of e-vehicle batteries. Fire risks of e-vehicles...
Fire safety, including selection of materials in construction and renovation, is cited in the EP position on the Renovation Wave. Parliament calls (§46) to include fire safety aspects, including design, materials, fire detection and suppression, fire-fighting and...
Despite slow improvements, there were nearly 1.3 million fires in the USA in 2019, but vehicle fires are increasing, causing 17% of fire deaths. Fire killed nearly 3 700 civilians and injured 16 000. Three quarters of fire deaths and injuries were home fires. Although...
White Paper says electrical fires are increasing and points to new risks from PhotoVoltaics, ElectricVehicles, heat pumps and the ageing population. FEEDS (Forum for European Electrical Domestic Safety) says there are over 270 000 fires of electrical origin in the EU,...
Non-halogen flame retardants are needed for sustainability trends such as clean energy or wood construction, said Maggie Baumann, FRX Polymers and pinfa-na at CAMX, the Composites and Advanced Materials Expo. The presentation, online here, shows that FRs are growing 6...
