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Alexander B. Morgan

University of Dayton Research Institute, Center for Flame Retardant Materials Science, Dayton, OH, USA

Abstract

Fire safety of materials is regulated via laws like building codes or product safety laws, which in turn refer to standards of performance and testing needs to meet various fire risk scenarios. As such, fire safety of materials, and the individual components and chemicals involved in these materials are highly regulated. Indeed, as a field of materials science, it is performance needs together with regulatory requirements or voluntary schemes like ecolabels and market trends which drive chemical selection for fire safety needs – in addition to economical constraints. This chapter will discuss the regulatory requirements which affect the choice flame retardant chemicals. Specific regulations of the chemicals themselves, and new regulatory issues that are driving selection and de-selection of specific flame retardant chemicals for fire safety needs will be presented as well.

Keywords: Regulations, codes, standards, fire risk scenarios, fire safety, environment, chemical regulation, politics, ecolabels