by pinfa-editor | 10 Jan, 2022
Underwriters Laboratories expert says US fire deaths are increasing with changing design and content of homes. Steve Kerber, VP Research at UL and Director of the UL’s Fire Safety Research Institute, shares research that shows that fire remains an important problem...
by pinfa-editor | 8 Apr, 2022
Updated certification for IT equipment again restricts halogenated substances and authorises safer PIN FRs. The TCO Certified Generation9, the health, environment and worker protection label for office and home electronics, is updated to further address sustainability...
by pinfa-editor | 8 Apr, 2022
Laird (Dupont group) offers non-halogenated flame retardant EMI (electromagnetic interference) gaskets. With roots back to 1824, and after acquisitions including Emerson & Cuming, BMI, Steward, and Thermagon, Laird Performance Materials is today part of Dupont and...
by pinfa-editor | 28 May, 2024
Fire in Masquerade Club, closed for renovation, started with sparks from work and burned to third floor of 16-floor building. Victims were mainly workers engaged in the renovation and nightclub staff. Authorities have suggested that the club did not have a permit for...
by pinfa-editor | 8 Apr, 2022
New 470-page book on fire analysis principles and applications inc. flame retardancy, toxicity, standards and regulations. Addresses techniques for characterisation of fire and flame behaviour and smoke toxicity, laboratory testing techniques, industrial aspects of...
