I don't know if this will help, but up here in Canada we get the Fire Marshall coming around also. Our skirting has to be flame-proof also. You can do this two ways, one: buy inherently flame-proof material (keep the label as proof) or two: you can buy a flame-proofing spray which needs to be done each time you wash the skirting (follow the instructions). Here in Ontario, we can buy this spray at construction safety outfitters (Hard hats, safety boots, safety harness, etc.). The Fire Marshall seems to be concerned that you stop any flames from leaving your area and going into the public aisles. However, the foam that you are talking about produces little flame, if any at all, but does produce a very toxic smoke. It will kill you if you take a deep breath! The club I belonged to painted the undersides of the modules with a fire-retardant latex paint. It has to be latex because any other type might attack the foam.
Manfred Lesser London, ON ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Werre" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Roy Inman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "S-scale" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 2:22 PM Subject: Re: S-Scale Modeling making the layout safe against grandchildren > Folks, to put a new twist to this discussion of safety. We (Houston S > Gaugers) will be doing our first show this year --World's Great Hobby > at the George R Brown Convention Center this coming weekend. First > off please come!! there will be a couple of S dealers and some of the > biggies will be there also. Besides we will have our modules running > over 50' in length. > In the list of stuff venders and displayers have to follow, there > is mention about flame retardant skirting. I remember this has been > tossed about a bit in the past when the Fire Inspector shows up. I > wonder if the various foams we use could be a problem. We have had > several occurrences of nightclubs and other places burning up and the > years of law suits afterward. All these foams are made from oil and I > know most of the fire ratings are not good. Can anybody shed some light > (not flame) on the subject. Would a coating of paint help, or how about > some other coating?? > In another matter, if one checks out the recent issue of Trains > magazine there a great shot of a KCS engine at the Kansas City Union > Station by non other than Roy Inman himself. Great shot! > > Bob Werre > > > >with reservation in my case <G>. I built a foam layout in three sections to > >go around the aluminum tree, ala the piece in CTT a few years back. Last > >year I thought my daughter was monitoring the layout. I also thought that > >the grandbaby (4 yrs) was playing just with "his" train. Not so. Daughter > >walked in the kitchen for a just a minute or two, and the grandbaby came > >running in saying "the train is smoking!" He had switched one of the > >turnouts without switching the other, the SHS SW-9 derailed, caused a short > >and the foam started to melt. I was in the basement and hearing the > >commotion, came running up in time to unplug everything and prevent a fire. > >We were considerably more careful this year. Seems to me that if one is > >going to have kids around, then the environment needs to be constructed in > >such a way as to allow them to play and therefore learn, and to also keep > > > >Bearing in mind of course, that if I had all the answers, I would be sitting > >someplace where the sands are white, where it is 40 degrees warmer, and > >where trains are the main occupation, not just a pastime. > >Happy New Year to all. > >Cheers :) > >Roy Inman > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.10/218 - Release Date: 02/01/2006 > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
