Fire Safety and Flame Retardants: Issues and Opportunities, November 2004
See side bar for presentations.Many
of the flame retardants commonly used in manufacturing are coming under
increasing scrutiny for suspected health and environmental impacts.
This conference focused on fire safety and flame retardants and the
challenges associated with the material choices and manufacturing of
wire & cable and electronic products for fire safety.
Questions addressed include:
1. What is the latest science saying about the human and environmental threats of flame retardants?2. Which flame retardants are under greatest scrutiny?
3. Will the
4. How do FRs work and what are the common classes of FR materials?
5. What strategies are OEMs, resin compounders and other manufactures using to meet these requirements?
6. What are the alternatives to substances restricted by the European ROHS Directive?
Topics and speakers include:
Keynote: Ensuring High Standards for Fire Safety, Health and the Environment
Mr. Robert W. Varney, USEPA New
Brominated Flame Retardant Materials - Environmental and Health Issues
Mr. Thomas A. McDonald, MPH, PhD,
Overview of Flame Retardant Function and Materials
Ms. Susan D. Landry, Albemarle Corporation
Fire Safety & Testing Requirements
Tom Chapin, Underwriters Laboratories
Alternative Flame Retardant Materials Use
Mr. Tim Greiner, Greiner Environmental
Supply Chain Perspectives:
Steve Scheifers, Motorola, Inc.
Mr. Larry Dungan, AMD - Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Mr. Frederick J. Kelley II, Prestolite Wire Corporation
Emerging Technologies – Nanomaterials as Flame Retardants
Dr. Joey Mead,
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