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Amazon warehouse fire Redlands
A fire destroyed 55 000 m2 of Amazon warehouse, Redlands, California, June 5th with millions of dollars damages.
READ MORECity 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.
READ MORENantes cathedral fire
The fire which destroyed the historic organ of Nantes Cathedral, France, 18th July, was arson
READ MOREBritish animal fire pranks
Firefighters were called to a farm in Yorkshire, UK, May 2020, to save the bacon.
READ MOREPIN FR polyamide for 3D-printing
Lehmann&Voss launches a ceramic-filled polyamide for high-temperature extrusion printing, offering UL94-V0 @ 0.4 mm.
READ MOREPIN FR cable for railway
SAB Bröckskes launches high-flexibility EN 45545 cable to Hazard Level HL 1 - 3 for railway applications.
READ MOREPIN FR optic hybrid HDMI cables
ProCo Sound, part of ACT/RHC, launches zero halogen, low smoke, high performance, S-locking video cables.
READ MORENew P-FR for flexible polyurethane foam
BDMMP, a liquid, phosphorus-based PIN flame retardant shows fire performance, heat ageing and migration resistance.
READ MOREpinfa 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.
READ MOREEuralarm 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.
READ MOREEU public consultation on CPR
A public consultation is open to 19th August on revision of the EU Construction Products Regulation.
READ MOREEU ‘Renovation Wave’ public consultation
A public consultation is open to 9th July on the EU Green Deal building energy efficiency initiative “Renovation Wave”.
READ MOREGPP consultation computers – smartphones
Update to EU Green Public Purchasing proposes to exclude halogenated FRs and promote alternatives assessments.
READ MOREEU 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...
READ MORENew RoHS exclusions of halogenated FRs?
Progress towards RoHS restrictions on further halogenated FRs (MCCPs, TBBPA) and antimony (ATO) in electrical and electronic equipment (E&E).
READ MOREStudy on Ecodesign of smart phones
The EU is inviting input to a preparatory study, to run to February 2021, on Ecodesign of mobile phones, tablets and cordless landlines.
READ MORENew electrical vehicle standards in China
China has passed new mandatory safety standards, including fire safety, for electric vehicles, EV batteries and electric buses.
READ MOREWildfires in Horizon 2020
Wildfires are proposed as one of the priorities in a call for Horizon Europe, R&D to support the Green Deal.
READ MORECanada firefighters call to ban halogen FRs
Victoria Fire Fighters Association calls for a ban* on organohalogenated flame retardants in furniture, mattresses, children’s products and electronics casings.
READ MOREUK façade cladding regulations questioned
UK fire experts say rules do not account for real risks of fire penetrating the building and do not ensure safety.
READ MOREDeveloping new EU façade fire test
Ri.Se leads EU-funded project to finalise new approach to fire testing of building cladding systems, rainscreens, ETICs and wooden façades.
READ MOREFire safety shapes cable industry future
Compounding World (AMI industry magazine) underlines fire performance and material flexibility as key wire & cable industry developments.
READ MOREPolypro PIN FR masterbatch for fibres
Dynamic Modifiers launches non-halogenated, non-antimony polypropylene concentrate for polyolefin textiles, films and molded parts.
READ MORELSZH cables safer for data centres
Tests show that low smoke zero halogen cables achieve fire performance with much lower smoke emission and corrosivity.
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