This book contains the proceedings of the fifth conference in this important series which brings together manufacturers and users with legislators, fire test experts and fire scientists. The twenty-five papers included have a strong emphasis on practical applications.

Preface. List of contributors. Developments and future trends in fire test standardization in the USA. Fire safety issues in the United States for plastics in 1992. Bonds for burning. Intumescent flamre retardants: new evidence of their higher fire safety. New compounding procedures for red phosphorus-based masterbatches. A survey of zero halogen, polyolefin wire and cable technology in the USA. Measurements of cable fire properties by using heat release equipment. New developments in ATH technology and applications. Magnesium hydroxide: effective flame retardant for rubber and thermo-plastics. Environmental impact of brominated flame retardants. Brominated flame retardants: current issues and future prospects. Recent advances in flame retardants for high impact polystyrene. Comparison of triphenyl phosphate and a brominated phosphate as flame retardants in polycarbonate/ABS blends. Some alternative synergists for halogen-containing flame retardant polymers. New flame retardant HIPS, ABS, and nylon formulations. New and improved flame retardants of low hazard. Use of submicron inorganic flame retardants in polymeric systems. Commerical flame retardant applications of boron compounds. Draft European directive on the fire behaviour of upholstered furniture. A new method for measuring post-ignition behaviour of upholstered furniture composites. Heat release tests of mattresses and bedding systems. Applications of the cone calorimeter with polymeric materials. Full-scale fire testing of carpets in room/corridor scenarios and comparisons with small-scale test procedures. Recent developments in the field of flame retardants for polyolefins based on ammonium polyphosphate.