by pinfa-editor | 11 May, 2020
This specialist workshop discussed fire safety challenges in today’s society. NIST and UL videos show how fast flashover can occur in a modern home. The workshop at Case Western University (CWRU), Ohio, was organised by Hatsuo Ishida, and brought together 120...
by pinfa-editor | 17 Nov, 2020
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...
by pinfa-editor | 4 May, 2022
Report says appropriate building materials could have prevented the Kiss Nightclub’s 242 fire deaths, Brazil Jan. 2013. The fire started when a firework lit by one of band playing on stage ignited sound insulation foam on the ceiling. Fire deaths resulted from a...
by pinfa-editor | 9 Feb, 2022
Victoria Hutchison, Fire Protection Research Foundation (FPRF – NFPA, USA), outlined the fire safety challenges of new energy systems, underlining that fire safety regulations tend to be behind technological development and societal use. Societal trends...
by pinfa-editor | 16 Nov, 2021
Arichem, Alabama, reports increasing demand for its non-halogenated sulphonate PIN FR for polycarbonate, resulting from listing as SVHC (substance of very high concern) of potassium perfluorobutane sulphonate (and analogues). Arichem’s potassium...
