by pinfa-editor | 11 May, 2020
ISO/TC 92, horizontal committee on fire safety, has circulated for comment its ‘Business Plan’ defining key areas for standards development. ISO (International Standards Organisation) TC92 (Technical Committee) addresses all aspects of fire safety beyond those...
by pinfa-editor | 18 Jan, 2024
pinfa North America webinar outlines development in non-PFAS drip suppressants for polymer fire safety, with Roger Avakian, polymer formulation expert. In fire, polymers melt and break down to smaller molecules, causing dripping which risks spreading fire to other...
by pinfa-editor | 28 May, 2024
Ten years’ data shows increasing fires in China, especially in rural areas, with electrical systems the leading fire cause. Analysis of fire statistics 2012-2022 and nearly 2000 detailed questionnaires with rural populations show that number of fires in China and...
by pinfa-editor | 11 May, 2020
NAMBA will coordinate advocacy on fire safe use of plastic materials in construction envelopes, as does Modern Building Alliance in Europe. NAMBA is headed by the American Chemistry Council and brings together so far eight executive members from the chemicals,...
by pinfa-editor | 15 May, 2023
European Commission JRC survey concludes that fire safety engineering (FSE) is only partially implemented across Europe and that more work is needed to enable performance-based methods for fire design, to develop supporting standardisation, design scenarios and...
