Regulation, fire issues state

Toxicity and environmental concerns led to submission of a proposal to European Union to ban the use of PBDPE in 1989 (111-4301-89-EN Draft). The proposal was rejected on the basis of recommendations issued by a thorough debate between scientists, regulators, producers, and users of fire retardants, stating that banning would involve an unacceptable fire risk since alternatives were not available to replace halogen-based fire retardants with comparable effectiveness. Ever since, fire-retardant research has been mostly devoted to the development of nonhalogenated replacements for the halogen fire retardants. 

Regulations, Codes, and Standards Relevant to Fire Issues in the United States... 

It is rare for individual states to issue specific regulations associated with fire safety, but some states have done so. In particular, the California Bureau of Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation (CBHF) has issued a number of Technical Bulletins addressing various furnishings fire issues (Table 21.1). No other state has been as proactive as California. However, some activities have taken... 

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