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NIST Pubs

An Update Guide for HAZARD I Version 1.2

Author(s)
Richard D. Peacock, Walter W. Jones, Glenn P. Forney, Paul A. Reneke, Richard W. Bukowski, J H. Klote
A method for quantifying the hazards to occupants of buildings from fires, and the relative contribution of specific products (e.g., furniture, wire insulation)

BFRL Fire Publications, 1993.

Author(s)
Nora H. Jason
Building and Fire Research Publications, 1993 contains references to the publications prepared by the members of the Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL

Human Exposure and Environmental Impact

Author(s)
E Braun, Richard D. Peacock, Glenn P. Forney, George W. Mulholland, Barbara C. Levin
Although these agents are typically employed in unoccupied sections of an aircraft, the possibility of human exposure still exists during handling, storage, and

Summary and Recommendations (NIST SP 861)

Author(s)
William L. Grosshandler, Richard G. Gann, William M. Pitts
The main objective of this research program was to provide guidance to the sponsors on which materials to evaluate in the full-scale fire suppression test plan

Introduction (NIST SP 861)

Author(s)
William L. Grosshandler, Richard G. Gann, William M. Pitts
The Montreal Protocol of 1987 identified halon 1301 (CF3Br) as one of a number of halogenated chemicals that were sufficiently deleterious to stratospheric

Executive Summary (NIST SP 861)

Author(s)
William L. Grosshandler, Richard G. Gann, William M. Pitts
Bromotrifluoromethane (halon 1301 or CF3Br) has been the fire-fighting agent of choice for decades to protect inaccessible spaces aboard aircraft in flight
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