FIRE SAFETY UPDATES

A collection of experts share their insights into the latest in fire safety, including fluorine-free foams, strategies and the right equipment PHASING IN FLUORINE-FREE FOAMS Hans Huizinga, extinguishing foam consultant, Kenbri Fire Fighting Back in 2021, the big industrial users of the foam were complaining about the cost of a fluorine free foam. Now, this excuse isn’t working and instead of a choice – it is a must.   Change in opinion Public opinion is evolving. In the Netherlands, the government has gotten involved with the discussions on foam. Environmentalists are asking questions to the Ministry of Public Health and Environment to create stricter rules around the use of non-fluorine free foam. The issue is around the PFAS substances and questions are being directed to the Public Safety Department about the regulations around this. What do we have in the Netherlands in regards to PFAS?  Where are all the PFAS contamination zones located? Are we aiming towards a PFAS-free world? There’s more consensus now than before in regards to PFAS. So, the industry is seeing a range of large and small petrochemical companies and tank storage companies becoming more...