- Author
- Lyons, J. W.
- Title
- Role of the National Bureau of Standards in Addressing the U.S. Fire Problem. (Abstract Only)
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Book or Conf
- Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. (SPI). Safety and Product Liability. S.P.I. 17th National Cellular Plastics Conference Proceedings, 1974. November 18-20, 1974, Technomic Publishing Co., Inc., Westport, CT, Washington, DC, 21 p., 1974
- Keywords
- cellular plastics | technology utilization | information dissemination | fire hazards assessment | combustion | technology transfer
- Abstract
- The assumption is that technology, wisely applied, can reduce the fire problem substantially. There are several parts of the technical problem that can best be addressed by aggregating resources in a central, Federal laboratory. These include information gathering and analysis of fire hazards, fundmental research on combustion, both in chemical and physical terms, and technology development and transfer for the fire services. The job of researching and proposing standards to reduce fire hazards is, of course, a basic part of the NBS mission. In fire research this means standards in consumer products; e.g. furnishings, and construction materials, as well as fire protection systems such as detectors and sprinklers.