by pinfa-editor | 26 Oct, 2023
Are we prepared to tackle the fire risks of batteries? Calls for action and initiatives on electric vehicle and battery fire safety. EuroNews notes that fires in electric vehicles occur less often than in internal combustion engine cars (pinfa notes that this may be...
by pinfa-editor | 6 Sep, 2019
The UK Parliament (Environmental Audit Committee) has published its report on “Toxic Chemicals in Everyday Life”, following a Parliamentary public enquiry process (see pinfa Newsletter n°102). The Government now has two months to respond. The report has been widely...
by pinfa-editor | 4 Nov, 2019
Presentations noted the strong growth potential of wood-based materials, as a sustainable and ‘desirable’ construction material, but also the specific fire safety challenges to address. Colleen Wade, Branz Ltd, New Zealand, noted that wood structure construction is in...
by pinfa-editor | 21 Jan, 2020
A media release from three US environment NGOs claims that “hazardous” flame retardants were found in analysis of casings of six FireTVs (Insignia and Toshiba, purchased from Best Buy and from Amazon in the USA). FireTV is an app for channel access and other...
by pinfa-editor | 6 Sep, 2019
Google’s new report “A circular Google in a sustainable world” states as a mission “To accelerate the transition to a circular economy in which business creates environmental, economic, and community value through the maximum reuse of finite resources”. Objectives...
