DO ROUTINE TESTS GUARANTEE FIRE SAFETY

Fire tests of building materials, particularly plastics, are inaccurate and dangerously misleading. Laboratory tests can tell little about how a material will perform in real fires, and can lull the consumer into a false sense of security.

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• Corporate Authors:

  New Science Publications

  128 Long Acre
  London,   England  WC2 9QH
• Authors:
  • Hanlon, J
• Publication Date: 1973

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 176-178
• Serial:
  • NEW SCIENTIST
  • Volume: 57
  • Issue Number: 830
  • Publisher: REED BUSINESS INFORMATION LTD
  • ISSN: 0262-4079

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fires; Flammability tests; Plastics; Safety
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00046350
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 4 1973 12:00AM