CAR INTERIORS
July 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLNEW global technical standards have been agreed advising manufacturers how to design vehicles so that plastics used in their interior construction are less prone to catch fire. They were agreed by the World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations, part of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). Its voluntary standards are often written into national and international laws worldwide, especially European Union (EU) regulations, sometimes almost word-for-word. The standard advises on flammability testing on plastics used, ...
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