Call for public comment, open to 12th July, on proposed NFPA 800 Battery Safety Code covering fire, electrical, other safety. NFPA 855 (first issued 2019) covers stationary battery energy storage systems. The proposed new NFPA 800 will cover all batteries, from...
Ken Vessey, UL Solutions, summarised challenges and perspectives for EV polymer materials and battery fire testing. Weight reduction is important to the critical objective of EV innovation today, which is to extend vehicle range. Polymer-based composites enable...
California State call for input, to 1st July, on draft Priority Product Work Plan for “SAFER Consumer Products” (SCP). The work plan defines the product categories to be addressed. Product classes already underway (with materials fire safety relevance) are building...
Revised EU Energy Performance in Buildings (EPBD) recognises the importance of fire safety: Energy performance improvements should not affect fire safety (recitals 11) Electrification (heat pumps, solar, batteries and recharging) modifies fire risks in buildings and...
1.5 million fires in the USA in 2022 caused nearly 3 800 deaths, over 13 000 injuries and US$ 18 billion property loss. This covers only fires to which fire services responded. The US NFPA (National Association for Fire Protection) “Fire Loss” 2022 report notes that...
