Marcello Hirschler’s Fire Safety & Technology Bulletin (11/ 2021) outlines roles and functioning of ASTM, NFPA and ICC. For each, the procedures for representation, proposals and voting are helpfully explained. ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials)...
Public and stakeholder questionnaire on how to provide online information, via labels, to consumers for chemical products such as, detergents, fertilisers and “chemical products, such as glues, paints, solvents, lamp oils”. Open to 16th February 2022. The proposal...
The Commission proposal centres on online sales, enforcement and recalls, and new technologies: fire is not mentioned. The General Product Safety Directive (GPSD 2001/95) will become a “Regulation”, making it more directly applicable. The Commission proposal (30th...
Proposed “POP” Regulation update will reduce limits for certain chlorinated and certain FRs in recycled wastes. Consultation was open to 23rd December 2021. The objective is to improve protection for human health and the environment from ‘POP’ (persistent organic...
Screening risk assessment proposes regulatory action on TEP and IPP (aryl organophosphate FRs) in foams. The draft screening assessment was open for comment and for input of information to 5th January 2022. It covers nine aryl organophosphate (phosphate ester) PIN FRs...
