News
September 15, 2020
FR Advisers LLC, Georgia, USA
Dr. Anteneh Worku, FR Advisers LLC, has joined pinfa-NA as a professional member.
September 15, 2020
Information on melamine REACH dossier
European producers have announced the self-classification of melamine as a suspected human reproductive toxicant Cat. 2
September 15, 2020
EU GPP criteria exclude halogens
New Green Public Purchasing (GPP) for printers exclude all halogenated polymers and halogenated flame retardants.
September 15, 2020
General Product Safety Directive
Pinfa has called for a better inclusion of fire safety in product safety rules in EU consultation on GPSD.
September 15, 2020
pinfa-NA update on regulatory trends
Flame retardant solutions are needed which combine fire safety with chemical safety for health.
September 15, 2020
1 billion UK£ to replace unsafe cladding
The UK government has now allocated 1.6 billion UK£ to remove non fire-safe cladding materials from buildings.
September 15, 2020
UK regulation on combustible cladding
Legislation to extend ban on combustible cladding materials for buildings is moving towards adoption in the UK.
September 15, 2020
New UK cladding fire tests
BSI has published revised test methods for fire performance of building external cladding materials (BS 7414).
September 15, 2020
Vape leads to fire death
A man died in a house fire in Florida caused by the lithium ion battery of a vape device.
September 15, 2020
Fast growth of façade fires
The frequency of façade fires in large buildings has grown seven times over the last 30 years.
September 15, 2020
Amazon warehouse fire Redlands
A fire destroyed 55 000 m2 of Amazon warehouse, Redlands, California, June 5th with millions of dollars damages.
September 15, 2020
City shuttle bus fire closes Paris-Orly airport
Outside a terminal, the bus rapidly engulfed in flames and the, airport had to be evacuated, again showing the inadequacy of bus fire safety standards.
September 15, 2020
Nantes cathedral fire
The fire which destroyed the historic organ of Nantes Cathedral, France, 18th July, was arson
September 15, 2020
British animal fire pranks
Firefighters were called to a farm in Yorkshire, UK, May 2020, to save the bacon.
September 15, 2020
PIN FR polyamide for 3D-printing
Lehmann&Voss launches a ceramic-filled polyamide for high-temperature extrusion printing, offering UL94-V0 @ 0.4 mm.
September 15, 2020
PIN FR cable for railway
SAB Bröckskes launches high-flexibility EN 45545 cable to Hazard Level HL 1 - 3 for railway applications.
September 15, 2020
PIN FR optic hybrid HDMI cables
ProCo Sound, part of ACT/RHC, launches zero halogen, low smoke, high performance, S-locking video cables.
September 15, 2020
New P-FR for flexible polyurethane foam
BDMMP, a liquid, phosphorus-based PIN flame retardant shows fire performance, heat ageing and migration resistance.
July 6, 2020
pinfa vision for tomorrow
Despite the current challenges, there seem to be opportunities for fire safety with safety awareness, home working, growth of IT and reshoring of plastics supply chains.
July 6, 2020
Euralarm calls for safety in EU recovery plan
The EU’s recovery plan building “renovation wave” should include the update of fire safety and security installations.
July 6, 2020
EU public consultation on CPR
A public consultation is open to 19th August on revision of the EU Construction Products Regulation.
July 6, 2020
EU ‘Renovation Wave’ public consultation
A public consultation is open to 9th July on the EU Green Deal building energy efficiency initiative “Renovation Wave”.
July 6, 2020
GPP consultation computers – smartphones
Update to EU Green Public Purchasing proposes to exclude halogenated FRs and promote alternatives assessments.
July 6, 2020
EU to identify product groups for Ecodesign
The European Commission has launched a study and consultation to identify product groups for new Ecodesign criteria. The study will run to December 2020. A stakeholder webinar is set (10th July AM, re...