Basically common sense would say that most if not all 'foam' boards are made from petroleum products. Petroleum products burn and worst of all will continue to burn with the flame growing in size and in temperature. I once used a small torch to contour a little scenery made from packing foam. It was fun but I could see what could happen if it got out of hand. I only use foams in areas where the light weight is important like pop-ups. '" It's probably good the folks at OSHA don't drop in for a visit. With the foams, paints, solvents, lead solder and 'who knows what else' that is considered a health hazard. A long time ago, the company I worked for built a new building. The electrical inspector passed the wiring but we discovered later that the 220 volt line was wrong resulting in burning up some equipment and 'welding' one of our guys to that equipment for awhile. Other inspectors condemned the wiring used on the phone and intercom lines because 'if a fire should occur' the plastic insulation would cause fumes that would be considered toxic, so the phone lines had to be replaced with a different type.
There has some discussion a long time ago regarding the skirting used by some clubs at train shows. Flame retardent fabric is important but I bet the fire inspectors have never considered the foam boards either. I think since most venues have banned smoking the inspectors haven't been as strict. Bob Werre ctxmf74 wrote: > --- In [email protected] <mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com>, > "mhrreast" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I've read warnings about using foam for hobby use due the concerns > > cited at > > http://www.osha.gov/dts/hib/hib_data/hib19890510.html > <http://www.osha.gov/dts/hib/hib_data/hib19890510.html> > > If your house was on fire I think you'd have worse problems than > smelling your layout burn?........dave branum > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
