Fire retardant product wins international approval.Inspecta-Shield, a product from Northeast Fireshield of Bohemia, New York Bohemia is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 9,871 at the 2000 census. Bohemia is in the Town of Islip. , has received national and international approval as a fire retardant treatment for dimensional lumber and plywood from ICC ICC See: International Chamber of Commerce Evaluation Service, the governmental designated international building products testing service. The approval indicates the product "meets accepted criteria" and makes Inspecta-Shield the only Class "A" certified spray-on fire retardant product with this specified type application process in the country. "We have been working diligently to have fire and building professionals accept what we already know," stated Robert Licata, Northeast Fireshield CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Inspecta-Shield is the most effective fire retardant compound available on the market today for this approved use." Inspecta-Shield's new national and international approval number (ESR ESR - Eric S. Raymond 2019) was granted as a result of extensive mandated testing by ICC Evaluation Services (ICC-ES) for compliance with the 2003 International Fire Code (IFC (Internet Foundation Classes) A class library from Netscape that provides an application framework and graphical user interface (GUI) routines for Java programmers. IFC was later made part of the Java Foundation Classes (JFC). See JFC, AFC and AWT. See also ICF. ) and 2003 International existing Building code (IEBC). It is supported by the existing New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. (MEA) Department of Buildings approval for treatment of dimensional lumber and plywood. The result is the Inspecta-Shield spray-on product and the certified application process is the only product/application process approved in compliance with the new code to achieve a Class "A" flame spread (25) or less. Other agencies accepting Inspecta-Shield include Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control (FAA), New York City Fire Department The New York City Fire Department or the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) has the responsibility for protecting the citizens and property of New York City's five boroughs from fires and fire hazards, providing emergency medical services, technical rescue as well as Certificate of Acceptance and the Office of the California State Fire Marshal--to mention only a few. Under this new approval Inspecta-Shield may be applied on-site by a certified applicator trained by Northeast Fireshield to existing structures including framing, lumber, rafters, plywood paneling, flooring, sub-floors and moldings. Flame proofing certificates are issued stipulating compliance with the requirements of ASTM-84 Class "A" 25 or less flame spread. With this approval restorations can be completed without tearing out existing wood structures by just spraying with Inspecta-Shield to bring the construction up to code. Both Commercial builders and homeowners utilizing the process can apply for insurance reductions that can result in discounts ranging from 10 percent to 30 percent depending on the extent of the wood treated. |
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