Dutch Safety Board calls for furniture fire safety requirements after investigating a home fire in which two people died. A man and his 4-year old son were killed by toxic smoke in an apartment building fire in Arnhem, The Netherlands, on New Year’s Eve 2020, when a...
ISO 1043-4 (Plastics) has been updated to specify separate identification of the brominated FR HBCD. The international standard ISO 1043-4 (2021) “Plastics – symbols and abbreviated terms – part 4: flame retardants” is now amended to add two specific new FR families:...
US EPA reports 250 lithium-ion battery fires in waste treatment facilities impacting workers, environment and recycling. Fires relating to batteries in recycling centres and other waste facilities are increasing, but with limited data, so that the 245 identified fires...
ICC clarifies US fire and safety requirements for inflatable amusement devices for the entertainment industry. The modified International Code Council International Fire Code (ICC IFC) requirement, applicable in the USA, clarifies that NFPA 701 Test Method 2 is...
Henkel launches non-halogenated flame retardant epoxy meeting aircraft fire, smoke and toxicity requirements. The two-part Loctite epoxy adhesive reinforces and bonds thermoplastic and thermosets and can serve as a matrix resin on fibreglass. It does not contain...
