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 | | TEST RESULTS DISPERSE SMOKE SCREEN | | | Eurobond | | 24/09/2006 | | | Eurobond has welcomed independent testing by the Warrington Fire Research Centre that compares the toxic nature of the fire smoke produced from burning different composite panel core materials.
Fire is an acknowledged and high profile risk in our society that every year causes injury and a significant number of fatalities. Although it is accepted that the effects of toxic smoke poses one of the greatest risks to people in fires, in general this has not been adequately reflected in research or in standards and design codes. However, the area has increasingly been given more attention, with organisations such as SP Fire Technology giving over more resource to investigate the risks of toxic smoke.
These new results provide specifiers with validated information on the levels of toxic smoke produced by composite panel cores, manufactured from the two most common materials, Polyisocyanurate (PIR) and Rockwool. The tests monitored the levels of the key dangerous substances carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen cyanide (HCN).
Paul Jones, sales and marketing manager for Eurobond commented, 'Testing such as this allows specifiers to make an informed decision when choosing composite panels.
'The most common identified cause of death or injury in a fire is being overcome by gas or smoke, this accounting for 53% of all fire deaths and 34% of all non fatal casualties in 2004, so the smoke toxicity levels of any building component are extremely important.
'There are currently only a few application areas where smoke toxicity is included in the regulations. For example, in the IMO regulations for the classification of surface materials for use in the interiors of ships and other transport, there are detailed requirements on smoke toxicity. In our opinion these are requirements that building materials should adhere to, whatever the application.'
The low levels of toxic smoke produced from the Rockwool sample is attributed to the fact that the material is non-combustible and so does not ignite. The levels of smoke emitted from the Rockwool sample were from the resin binder used in the manufacturing process and were a fraction of the IDLH levels. | |
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