by mcwebmaster | 14 May, 2018
The EU-funded LIFE-FLAREX project aims to replace halogenated flame retardants in home textiles, applying the substitution principle to REACH SVHC (Substances of Very High Concern) and PBT (Persistent, Bioaccumulative, Toxic) chemicals, with the objective of reducing...
by mcwebmaster | 28 Mar, 2018
Further companies have joined the apparel brands coalition to avoid emissions of hazardous chemicals in textile and synthetic leather processing: ZDHC (Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals). The coalition now has 70 participating clothing and textile companies, up...
by mcwebmaster | 28 Mar, 2018
Pinfa North America is organising three workshops and panels on PIN flame retardants in specific applications. 4th-5th April, a 2-day workshop on Changing Material Flammability Requirements for Ground Transportatio” is organised together with SAMPE, the Society...
by mcwebmaster | 20 Feb, 2018
Fire reports in the US NFPA Journal note two recent cases of fatal home fires where implication of upholstered furniture has been identified by fire fighters. In New York, a laptop battery placed on a couch had heated and ignited the couch. The resident of the house...
by mcwebmaster | 19 Feb, 2018
The UK’s Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order (RRFSO, 2005) places legal burden for furniture fire safety on the person designated responsible for building fire safety. An article in MDM International Fire Protection summarises how furniture can be specified to...
