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035 _a(Sirsi) u109899
100 _aKeogh, C
245 _aEurope harmonises fire safety
260 _c2000
490 _aArchitects' Journal
_v212(19) 23 November 2000, 45-47(3)
520 _aSecond in a series of articles that focuses on the Construction Products Directive (CPD) implemented in 1991 to remove trade barriers by harmonising test methods and product specification. This article examines the new European performance standards that are set to standardise fire tests across the EU by removing the variations between different countries' fire testing and specification that can cause major barriers to European commerce. Also looks at how it will change fire testing and specification in the UK
590 _aABS
650 _aMANAGEMENT-HEALTH AND SAFETY-FIRE SAFETY
650 _aDIRECTIVE 89/106/EEC
650 _aFIRE REGULATIONS
650 _aFIRE TESTING
650 _aEUROPEAN UNION
690 _aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING STANDARDS
700 _aForrest, L W
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