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2019 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel
49. The Impact of Equipment Materials on the Fire Safety of Coaches
verfasst von : Renata Dobrzyńska
Erschienen in: Sustainable Design and Manufacturing 2019
Verlag: Springer Singapore
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Abstract
Fires of means of public transport may pose a serious threat to human health and life and cause damage to the environment and economic losses. The majority of them are fires of coaches. They represent approximately 80% of fires all means of public transport. Equipment materials may have an impact on the development of the coach fire. The greatest fire hazard can be caused by materials of coach seats: polyurethane foams and back cover materials. Flammability tests of such materials required by Regulation No 118 were carried out: vertical burning rates and melting behaviour of materials. The assessment of the fire hazard of coaches was made on the basis of the obtained results. The minimum requirements set out in Regulation No 118 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations (UNECE) [1] may not be sufficient to ensure the coaches fire safety.