The European Commission’s proposed text targets sustainability and safety, but neglects battery fire safety. The proposed new EU Batteries Regulation is open to public consultation to 1st March 2021, and will then be debated by the European Parliament and Council...
Benefits of chemicals’ functions in consumer products should be considered, and LCA, product durability and recycling. pinfa’s input to the EU public consultation noted the need to take into account the functions delivered by chemicals in finished products and...
pinfa supports reinforcing the Construction Products Regulation (CPR) as central to ensuring building fire safety. The pinfa response to the public consultation is aligned with the arguments of CPE (Construction Products Europe) and emphasises that the CPR currently...
60-page first edition of IFSS “International Fire Safety Standards: Common Principles” was released 1st October 2020. IFSS is a global coalition of 80 organisations professional institutes and fire safety leadership organisations, including the UN. Its aim is to...
New EU online database opens for companies to declare SVHCs (substances of very high concern) in articles. ECHA (the European Chemical Agency) has opened the SCIP database (Chemicals of Concern in Products). This enables companies to declare the presence in their...
