Full scale fire tests on 34 sofas purchased in different EU coun-tries show that strict national furniture fire safety regulations mean increased escape time. Firstly, fire tests were carried out on one sofa purchased from each EU Member State. Then furnished room...
Efectis has developed a new fire test for photovoltaic panels to take into account mounting and other construction materials. Solar panels pose fire risks, in particular because of risk of arcing, sparking or overheating of the DC-AC converter, cables or connect-ors....
The US National Fire Protection Association says one in eleven upholstered furniture fires leads to a death, and that the death rates per furniture fire has nearly doubled since the 1980’s. Death rates for fires starting in mattresses or bedding show a similar...
European Fire Safety Alliance (EurFSA) has published a ten-point “action plan” for fire safety, based on outcomes of the 2019 European Fire Safety Week. EurFSA state that over 5 000 people per year are killed by fire in Europe. Escape times are reduced because smoke...
Hewlett Packard has objectives to phase out brominated flame retardants and to use 30% recycled plastics. Phosphorus based PIN FRs provide the solution. Three-quarters of HP’s personal IT products (laptops, PCs, displays …) achieved “low halogen” in 2018. Now, HP will...
