CSA Group Fire Test Specialist Josh Dinaburg discusses lithium-ion battery fire risks, thermal runaway, evolving safety standards, and what workplace safety professionals need to know as battery ...

With the introduction of alternative energy sources into rail transportation, accompanying blast and fire testing is needed to ensure safe operations and resiliency against security threats while also ...

Fire walls and fire barriers are inserted into buildings to separate spaces into reasonably-sized fire areas, or because hazards are present. The separations must be continuous or their purpose will ...

Fire safety building standards present a significant challenge and have acted as a barrier to the development of the building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) market. This creates a complex landscape ...

December 19, 2024 – Alternative fuel vehicles are designed with larger quantities of combustible materials (e.g. fuels, plastics, synthetic materials, etc.) that present new and unique hazards, ...

The BDC safety test room provides the ability to conduct safety, abuse, and thermal runaway tests on battery cells up to 500Ah capacity. The test room is equipped with a pressure vessel for collection ...

ZAG researchers have designed and published a novel fire safety testing procedure (TP) for flat rooftops with PV modules. While most European and national testing focuses on material and product ...

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Recent testing of fire-retardant treated wood (FRTW) by the Western Wood Preservers Institute (WWPI) finds that some manufacturers are offering unproven lower-cost alternatives that ...

The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms will be conducting controlled fire testing in the Santa Monica Mountains starting Tuesday. In a media advisory, Los Angeles Fire Department officials ...