Full scale fire tests on 34 sofas purchased in different EU coun-tries show that strict national furniture fire safety regulations mean increased escape time. Firstly, fire tests were carried out on one sofa purchased from each EU Member State. Then furnished room...
The US National Fire Protection Association says one in eleven upholstered furniture fires leads to a death, and that the death rates per furniture fire has nearly doubled since the 1980’s. Death rates for fires starting in mattresses or bedding show a similar...
pinfa underlines that PIN FRs are available for furniture fire safety which are recognised as safe by labels such as ÖkoTex, TCO or ZDHC (Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals coalition). pinfa supported maintaining the current high fire safety requirements of the...
This specialist workshop discussed fire safety challenges in today’s society. NIST and UL videos show how fast flashover can occur in a modern home. The workshop at Case Western University (CWRU), Ohio, was organised by Hatsuo Ishida, and brought together 120...
UFAC has launched a programme to test whether furniture “is free of the most common flame retardant chemicals” … without specifying which these are. The UFAC (Upholstered Furniture Action Council) programme, launched February 2020, appears to refer to the Duke...
