Call for abstracts for leading flame retardant research conference Fire Retardant Polymeric Materials is now open. FRPM will take place in Dubendorf (EMPA), Switzerland, 26-29 June 2023. Call for abstracts, open to 31st December 2022 www.frpm-23.org
Public consultation open to 16/12/2022 asks whether to develop Ecodesign for PV panels. Safety is not mentioned. The previous ‘roadmap’ (inception impact assessment) mentioned health and safety, but these are not raised in the public questionnaire which addresses...
The EU’s Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC) has adopted an Opinion supporting Restriction (under REACH) of the chlorinated flame retardant Dechlorane Plus (Dodecachlorododecahydrodimethanodibenzocyclooctene). The Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) already...
As part of EU Green Week, Fire Safe Europe’s 2nd June 2022 webinar discussed why fire safety is linked to sustainability in buildings, in the context of the EU’s “Renovation Wave” objective of renovating building stock to improve energy efficieny and of “green...
A Fire Safety Journal article and a thesis from Oregon State University find little existing science and identifies research and data gaps. Of nearly 100 publications identified, most concern research methodology, pollutions following exceptional fire events or...
