Proposed plan for joint research program between Japan, the USA and Canada concerning gas toxicity in fires

Plans for developing a suitable method of evaluating fire gas toxicity in Japan as well as for improving the safety of materials require assistance from research systems in other countries. Tests conducted on a laboratory scale as well as full scale tests depend on the establishment of burning conditions, the development of combustion apparatus, an effective evaluation method, and agreement on what parameters are used to describe toxicity. Improvements needed in the combustion furnaces proposed by Canada, the NBS, and the Japanese Ministry of Construction are listed. The layout of a full scale fire test laboratory is included.