Premium
Current thinking and development in fire testing in Europe
Author(s) -
Malhotra H. L.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
fire and materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.482
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-1018
pISSN - 0308-0501
DOI - 10.1002/fam.810040404
Subject(s) - harmonization , fire safety , position (finance) , fire test , test (biology) , political science , position paper , engineering , regional science , environmental planning , engineering ethics , business , geography , civil engineering , computer science , ecology , physics , finance , world wide web , acoustics , biology
The paper examines briefly the history of fire testing in the UK and outlines the current European position as exemplified by activities in the EEC member countries, the Scandinavian countries and Eastern Europe. The role of ISO and the changing approach to the development of fire tests is considered. The interactions amongst test developing bodies, regulatory authorities and the regional organizations concerned with harmonization are highlighted.