The globalisation of fire testing and its impact on polymers and flame retardants

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 146-149

  Troitzsch, Juergen H ^a  

^a Fire Protection Service   (Germany)

Author keywords

Construction products; European harmonisation; Fire classification; Fire tests; Flame retardancy; Flame retardants; Railways; Single Burning Item test; Thermoplastics; Thermosets

Indexed keywords

BUILDING COMPONENTS; FIRE PROTECTION; FIRE RESISTANCE; FLAMMABILITY TESTING; THERMOPLASTICS; THERMOSETS;

CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS; EUROPEAN HARMONIZATION; FIRE CLASSIFICATION; FIRE TESTS; FLAME RETARDANCY; SINGLE BURNING ITEM TESTS;

FLAME RETARDANTS;

EID: 13844266873     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2003.09.026     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (5)

1. Council Directive 89/106/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the member states relating to construction products. Official Journal L40, 11/02/1989 and 93/68 EEC, Official Journal L220, 30/08/1993.
2. Commission Decision of 8 February 2000 implementing Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards the classification of the reaction to fire performance of construction products. Official Journal L50, 23/02/2000.
3. Council Directive 96/48/EC of 23 July 1996 on the interoperability of the trans-European high-speed rail system. Official Journal L 235, 17/09/1996.
4. EU project FIRESTARR Fire protection on Railway vehicles. Contract no. SMT4-CT97-2164; April 2001.
5. prEN 45545-2. Fire protection on railways. Part 2, requirements for fire behaviour of materials and components; 2004.