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Haunted houses- are you using FR black plastic?

The witching hour is quickly approaching, and all the little ghosts and goblins will be running about. In most jurisdictions the fire marshals are now making haunted houses use fire retardant products, like drywall, or plastic sheeting (polyethylene) that is Fire Retardant. Many haunted houses have been made to install basic walls in recent years, because their fire marshals insisted they were ...

Aug. 5, 2009

By Global Plastic Sheeting

Kingspan Announced as a Superbrand 6 Years Running

Kingspan are pleased to announce that it has been recently reaffirmed as a Business Superbrand for 2018, retaining its position as one of the UK’s most trusted brands for the sixth consecutive year. Kingspan’s Group Chief Executive, Gene Murtagh, commented on the news, highlighting the dedication and hard work of people across the company as the key to Kingspan’s recent ...

Mar. 29, 2018

By Kingspan Water & Energy

Aerojet Rocketdyne Successfully Completes Qualification Tests on Reusable Engine to Support Next Era of Human Spaceflight from the United States

Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc., a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD), has successfully completed hot-fire qualification tests of an engine that demonstrates the ability to meet reusability requirements for Boeing's Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 Starliner crew module propulsion system. The tests were conducted on Aerojet Rocketdyne's MR-104J hydrazine monopropellant engine ...

Apr. 20, 2017

By Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc.

Successful Testing of Full-Scale Preburner Keeps AR1 Engine on Schedule for 2019

Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD), recently conducted hot-fire tests to validate the design of the preburner for the AR1 rocket engine, which represents the nation's lowest-risk, lowest-cost-to-the-taxpayer and fastest path to replacing the Russian-built RD-180 engine currently used to launch most U.S. national security payloads into space. "This ...

May 4, 2017

By Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc.

N.C. Defense and Economic Development Trade Show Profile: Ann Borden

President and founder of Solutions-IES and subsidiary EOS Remediation talks with Elite Magazine about new environmental technology on the horizon that would neutralize toxic materials left by munitions at firing ranges. "In a year or so, soldiers training at Fort Bragg may see a new machine on their firing ranges: water cannons." Field tests are underway to develop new means to prevent bomb ...

Jul. 9, 2014

By Solutions-IES

Fire Safety Master’s to Raise International Standards

Kingspan is to sponsor a master’s degree on fire safety engineering which will be run jointly through Ghent University in Belgium, Lund University in Sweden and The University of Edinburgh in the UK. The aim of the sponsorship is to fund scholarships to make this Master qualification available to the highest calibre students, regardless of their background or financial ...

Jun. 8, 2017

By Kingspan Water & Energy

Successful fire test performance secures major order for Rotork actuators

Following the successful completion of a severe fire test, more than 1,300 Rotork RC200 actuators have been ordered for tunnel ventilation damper control in the latest stage of the Thomson Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Singapore. The order from a local damper manufacturer is for RC200 high temperature pneumatic actuators for installation on the fully underground sixth section of the MRT line. ...

Jan. 15, 2018

By Rotork plc

K-Sorb put through paces by Lincolnshire Fire & Rescue Service

A new fabric designed to manage moisture and keep wearers dry and cool, was recently trialled by Lincolnshire Fire & Rescue. K-Sorb, made by Technical Absorbents, was tested by instructors at the service’s impressive Waddington training facility as they replicated a nationally recognised Breathing Apparatus exercise. K-Sorb contains the company’s patented SAF technology and its ...

Aug. 21, 2014

By Technical Absorbents Ltd.

ASTM E2174 - 10ae1 standard practice for on-site inspection of installed fire stops

This practice is intended to provide a standard set of guidelines that are to be followed when conducting and reporting on inspections of installed fire stops. This practice is intended to provide a means to verify compliance of the installed fire stops to the inspection documents. This practice is not ...

Nov. 11, 2011

By ASTM International

ASTM E2226 - 11 Standard Practice for Application of Hose Stream

Significance and Use This practice is intended to standardize the apparatus used and the method or pattern of application of a standard hose stream to building elements as one part of the assessment and fire resistance of building elements. This practice specifies the water pressure and duration of application of the hose stream to the test assembly. This practice is intended to be used only ...

Oct. 27, 2011

By ASTM International

Withdrawn Standard: ASTM F2322-03 Standard Test Methods for Physical Assault on Vertical Fixed Barriers for Detention and Correctional Facilities (Withdrawn 2012)

These test methods cover requirements for simulated service tests and testing equipment for determining the performance characteristics of walls designed to incarcerate inmates in detention and ...

Jan. 20, 2012

By ASTM International

ASTM C179 - 11 standard test method for drying and firing linear change of refractory plastic and ramming mix specimens

This test method is useful in quantitatively rating or ranking both ramming and refractory plastics by their linear stability after heating. This test method is also useful for determining whether a ramming or refractory plastic can be used in a specified application based on linear change criteria. This test method excludes basic and carbon ...

Nov. 11, 2011

By ASTM International

NFPA 701-04 test 1 versus test 2...what`s the difference?

Being in the Plastic Sheeting business, numerous questions have been raised about the difference between the NFPA 701-04 Test 1 and NFPA 701-04 Test 2 for plastic sheeting passing the proper certifications to meet the fire safety codes. We went to the NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) Standard Methods of Fire Tests for Flame Popagation of Textiles and Films handbook to briefly explain ...

Oct. 21, 2009

By Global Plastic Sheeting

AWWA announces new edition of fire hydrants manual

The American Water Works Association has released the fifth edition of M17 Fire Hydrants: Installation, Field Testing, and Maintenance. The design, installation, testing, operation and maintenance practices for fire hydrants is an important component of a water utility operator’s job. M17 emphasizes the proper and approved procedures for these practices. This manual primarily focuses on ...

May 31, 2016

By American Water Works Association (AWWA)

Cornell committed to future engineers` learning

Cornell Pump is always excited to help engineers and educators expand the field of fluid dynamics. On April 20, 2012 Cornell’s Engineering Department hosted two guests from Portland State University’s (PSU) Civil and Environmental Engineering Department; Tom Bennett, Assistant Professor and head of the newly formed Fluid and Hydraulics Teaching Lab, and Austin Hudson, teaching ...

May 3, 2012

By Cornell Pump Company

Recently, the two videos of Coke and vacuum

Summary:Recently, the two videos of "Coke and vacuum cleaners. Recently, the two videos of "Coke and vacuum cleaners can extinguish the fire" have been rumored by netizens. In the first video, a man sprinkled gasoline on the ground and ignited it to create a burning area of about 1 square meter. Subsequently, he turned on the vacuum cleaner and swept back and forth in the fire position, and the ...

Nov. 24, 2018

By Shaoxing Shangyu Saige Motor Co., Ltd.

Fire standards caveats

According to F2.2.1 of Form and Style for ASTM Standards, “Every fire standard shall state its purpose, specify the known limitations of the standard and specify the significance of the data that are gathered (including relevance to human life and property, where appropriate).” This column covers caveats used in fire standards. The three primary types of ASTM International fire ...

May 7, 2012

By ASTM International

A new ‘gold standard’ for safer ceramic coatings

Making your own ceramics can be a way to express your creativity, but some techniques and materials used in the process could spell bad news for your health and the environment. If not prepared properly, some glazed ceramics can leach potentially harmful heavy metals. Scientists now report progress toward a new type of glaze that includes gold and silver nanoparticles, which are less toxic and ...

Mar. 23, 2020

By American Chemical Society (ACS)

ASTM F2417 - 11 standard specification for fire safety for candles

1. Scope 1.1 This specification is intended to prescribe minimum safety requirements for candles to provide a reasonable degree of safety for normal use with candles, thereby improving personal safety and reducing fires, deaths, and injuries. 1.2 This ...

Nov. 18, 2011

By ASTM International

ASTM C370 - 88(2012) Standard Test Method for Moisture Expansion of Fired Whiteware Products

This test method provides means to determine increases in physical dimension of fired whiteware materials which develop from the reaction of water and water vapor at elevated pressures and temperatures. These reactions can occur in time at normal atmospheric pressures and temperatures; changes in physical dimensions from water can influence the integrity and stability of an installation. ...

Feb. 9, 2012

By ASTM International