Publication Date: February 2006
Hardback, pp 288
with 91 tables and 134 illustrations

ISBN 0 9541216 7 8.

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The 12^th international conference was attended by 235 delegates from 16 countries. Some 32 papers were presented of which 30 were published and are listed below.

Fire safety, smoke toxicity and acidity
Marcelo Hirschler, GBH International, USA

Smoke toxicity from combustion products based on polymers containing flame retardant additives
Carine Chivas, J-P Bertrand, C Malvaux, G Marlair, K Tack, INERIS, France

Acidity as an additional criterion for classifying the fire performance of cables under the CPD
Juergen Troitzsch, Fire Protection Service, Germany

The flame retardant mechanism and behaviour of a halogen-free polyethylene cable material
Anna Lundgren (Hermansson), T Hjertberg, Chalmers University of Technology and B-A Sultan, Borealis AB,
Sweden

Ignition of solids – What have we learned in a half-century of research?
Vytenis Babrauskas, Fire Science and Technology Inc., USA

Comparison of reaction-to-fire testing and classification of construction products in different parts of the World
Marc Janssens, K Carpenter, J Huczek, Southwest Research Institute, USA

Thermal analysis of flammability
Richard Lyon, FAA and R Walters, S Stoliarov, SRA International, USA

Progress with nanocomposites and new nanostructured FRs
Günter Beyer, Kabelwerk Eupen AG, Belgium

Polymeric flame retardant systems: A step forward to a safer environment
Rudi Borms, Eurobrom, The Netherlands, and G Reznick, Y Bar Yaakov, P Georlette, ICL-IP, Israel

New development of halogen-free flame retarded cable material
Shen Kang, Beijing ADD-Tech Consulting Co. Ltd and Z Feng, Hangzhou JLS Flame Retardants Chemical Co. Ltd., China

Mechanisms of phosphorous flame retardants
Bernhard Schartel, U Braun, BAM, Germany

Talc / Zinc Borate: Potential synergisms in flame retardant systems
Pascal Amigouët, F Jouffret, G Méli, Luzenac Europe, France and K Shen, US Borax, USA

Polymeric flame retardant systems: A step forward to a safer environment
Manfred Doering, M Kroeger, U Storzer, M Ciesielski, Karlsruhe Research Center, U Dittrich, B Just, H Keller, Schill+Seilacher Corporation and K Heinemann, E Meusel, Thuringian Institute for Textile and Plastics Research, Germany

Analytical test protocols for ensuring compliance with the EU RoHS
directive
Paul Cusack, Tin Technology Ltd, UK

Introductory paper for new work item proposal on microcalorimetry for ISO TC 61 WG3
Sean Gregory, Fire Testing Technology Ltd, S Grayson, S Kumar, Interscience Communications Ltd, UK, R Lyon, FAA and R Walters, Galaxy Scientific Corporation, USA

Anticipating future requirements for TV enclosures: Halogen free V1 best of class to optimize safety, environment and cost
Michel Cassart, S Taylor, G Schaeffer, P Barlet, Total Petrochemicals, UK

The role of intumescence and smoke suppressants in flame retardant compositions
Thomas Futterer, H-D Nägerl, Chemische Fabrik Budenheim, Germany and V Mans, E Tortosa, D Garcia, Budenheim Ibérica, Spain

Acceptable fire safety
Robert Graham, Alliance for Consumer Fire Safety in Europe, UK

Modelling fire scenarios in residential buildings with respect to the benefit of smoke detectors and flame retardants
Anja Hofmann, C Knaust, BAM, Germany and A Beard, European Flame Retardants Association, Belgium

New flammability standards for residential furnishings are imminent in the U.S.
Gordon Damant, Inter-City Testing & Consulting Corp., USA

Regulatory trends and standardization towards the reaction to fire of the upholstery furniture in France and in Europe
Alain Sainrat, LNE – Fire Behaviour Division, France

The benefits of fire counter-measures in the UK and Europe from a consideration of UK and International fire statistics
Gary Stevens, A Emsley, L Lim, Polymer Research Centre and P Williams, University of Surrey, UK

EThe need for full scale fire testing of sandwich panels
Patrick Van Hees, SP, Fire Technology, Sweden

What will be the fire requirements and test methods for steel faced sandwich panels in the EU?
Diane Daems, Huntsman, Belgium

What we are learning from the use of the SBI test (based on recent round robin results)?
Tuula Hakkarainen, E Mikkola, VTT, Finland, B Sette, Ghent University, Belgium, R van Mierlo, F Paap, TNO, The Netherlands, C Lukas, Dow Chemical Co Ltd, UK and B Messerschmidt, Rockwool International, Denmark

How can we use the SBI in a larger Europe for assessment of fire safety of constructions?
Edith Antonatus, C Lukas, PlasticsEurope, Belgium

Author Index