National “Recovery and Resilience Plan” for EU Covid recovery funding states building renovations must include fire safety, The Plan, validated by the EU, notes that Croatia’s building stock is largely old and energy-inefficient, often not meeting minimum fire safety...
Swedish business organisations have called to abolish the tax, considered ineffective in promoting environmental progress. The statement signed by national trade federations covering electronics, IT & telecoms and technologies, notes that such a national measure...
US CPSC issues recalls for > 1000 rugs, of several types, sold on Amazon, which fail to meet federal fire safety requirements. CPSC (the US Consumer Product Safety Commission) indicates that the rugs pose a fire hazard. US federal law requires carpets and rugs to...
USFA study indicates 11 650 non-firefighter injuries/year (2017-2019), of which ¾ in homes, in some 370 000 recorded fires. This is additional to the c. 3 700 fire deaths per year in the USA (NFPA data, see pinfa Newsletter n°117). This report by the US Fire...
Combustible ACM cladding is again accused of causing fire spread over the 18-floor building, leaving 70 families homeless. The modernistic residential tower block was completed in 2011. A fire started on a Sunday afternoon in a flat on the 15th floor, possibly due to...
