Organohalogen Flame Retardants (OFRs) in Electronic Device Casings Tech-to-Tech Meeting
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) staff is hosting a joint technical meeting on organohalogen flame retardants (OFRs) and consumer electronics. The purpose of the event is to bring stakeholders together for a technically-focused meeting to exchange information on the use of additive, non-polymeric OFRs and alternative flame retardant technologies in plastic enclosures (casings) for electronics, existing requirements and standards for flammability performance of electronic enclosures, and manufacturing practices for electronic enclosures, among other topics of interest. CPSC staff is particularly interested in information pertaining to existing practices for fire protection in electronic enclosures including the use of OFRs, and alternatives to OFRs in electronic enclosures, as well as how the use or non-use of OFRs impacts fire safety. The meeting will include presentations and panel sessions.
The meeting will be held on September 27, 2018, at the CPSC National Product Testing and Evaluation Center (NPTEC), 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Individuals interested in serving on panels or presenting information at the meeting should e-mail Jacqueline Campbell at jcampbell@cpsc.gov by August 29, 2018 with a short summary or abstract of topics to be presented along with name, affiliation, and contact information. CPSC staff will determine the final agenda and will notify those who are selected as presenters by September 3, 2018. If selected, a final presentation would be due September 14, 2018. Every effort will be made to accommodate all interested speakers.
All individuals who wish to attend should register at https://www.cpsc.gov/Meeting-Registration-OFRs-in-Electrical-Device-Enclosures by September 14, 2018. For any additional information, please contact Jacqueline Campbell at jcampbell@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 8/15/18. Posted in the Public Calendar 8/15/18. (S)
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) staff is hosting a joint technical meeting on organohalogen flame retardants (OFRs) and consumer electronics. The purpose of the event is to bring stakeholders together for a technically-focused meeting to exchange information on the use of additive, non-polymeric OFRs and alternative flame retardant technologies in plastic enclosures (casings) for electronics, existing requirements and standards for flammability performance of electronic enclosures, and manufacturing practices for electronic enclosures, among other topics of interest. CPSC staff is particularly interested in information pertaining to existing practices for fire protection in electronic enclosures including the use of OFRs, and alternatives to OFRs in electronic enclosures, as well as how the use or non-use of OFRs impacts fire safety. The meeting will include presentations and panel sessions.
The meeting will be held on September 27, 2018, at the CPSC National Product Testing and Evaluation Center (NPTEC), 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Individuals interested in serving on panels or presenting information at the meeting should e-mail Jacqueline Campbell at jcampbell@cpsc.gov by August 29, 2018 with a short summary or abstract of topics to be presented along with name, affiliation, and contact information. CPSC staff will determine the final agenda and will notify those who are selected as presenters by September 3, 2018. If selected, a final presentation would be due September 14, 2018. Every effort will be made to accommodate all interested speakers.
All individuals who wish to attend should register at https://www.cpsc.gov/Meeting-Registration-OFRs-in-Electrical-Device-Enclosures by September 14, 2018. For any additional information, please contact Jacqueline Campbell at jcampbell@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 8/15/18. Posted in the Public Calendar 8/15/18. (S)