Flame retardant solutions are needed which combine fire safety with chemical safety for health. At a June 2020 webinar for technical staff of a global plastics materials supplier, Tim Reilly, (Clariant and pinfa North America) presented at an overview of today’s fire...
The UK government has now allocated 1.6 billion UK£ to remove non fire-safe cladding materials from buildings. The new UK£ 1 billion fund will help building owners remove flammable non-ACM (aluminium composite material) from residential buildings > 18 m high. It is...
Legislation to extend ban on combustible cladding materials for buildings is moving towards adoption in the UK. The proposal expected to be scheduled in Parliament this autumn includes reducing the height of buildings concerned from 18 m to 11 m, extending building...
BSI has published revised test methods for fire performance of building external cladding materials (BS 7414). The updated standards cover non-loadbearing systems either (part 1) applied to the building masonry or (part 2) on steel frame. Changes concern the test...
A man died in a house fire in Florida caused by the lithium ion battery of a vape device. The battery had failed, entered thermal runaway, and then ignited combustible materials in the bedroom. Firefighters were called by the smoke alarm monitoring company but on...
