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The Grenfell Tower Enquiry 
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2.12 Chapter 21 p4 "Rt Hon Sir Martin Moore-Bick" |
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(Click to listen)a) Corporate manslaughter (duty on companies not only regarding safety of products but duty of safety of users while the company is aware of it and do not inform), or
b) Individuals within the company for Gross negligence manslaughter (Inviduals aware of safety issues but intentionally hide information) or / and
c) Other fraud or fraud related charges, fire safety or Health and Safety offences
c - YouTube witness statements
Bereaved Lawyers - Managing Director, Kingspan - Technical Manager, Celotex
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9 Novenber 2020-Sam Stein QC These companies Kingspan,, Arconic and Celotex are no more than crooks and they knew that their product is flammable
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9 December 2020- Richard Burnley "Was not aware that the change of the foam blowing agent? (1:01)". MD knew in 2014 tests for the revised product using a new blowing agent would fail. (2:24" - 2:27")..
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26 November 2020-Debbie Burger "Was not aware what class O* means 6:40" |
Flash News 16 June 2022
“Stay put is not viable”: Controversial policy that remains in place after 72 people died at Grenfell should go, says Inquiry fire safety expert. Professor José Torero also criticises Government’s regulatory system that allowed flammable products on buildings.@RagsMartel reports pic.twitter.com/CC7vBzGHNx
— ITV London (@itvlondon) June 16, 2022
d - BBC Podcasts witness statements
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182 NHBC- National House Building Council (2 Feb 2022)
141 Arconic - Debra French UK Sales Manager (12 Feb 2021)
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136 Celotex Podcast (20 Nov 2020) |
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"Confirms that the insulation used flammable hydrocarbon blowing agent and not meeting standards...."
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Which? REPORT: Fridge Freezer Safety |
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Environment Agency REPORT. Hydrocarbon -blown fridges are hazardous waste |
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UNEP Ozone Secretarial Fact Sheet on HFC & Low GWP butane Alternative as BLOWING AGENTS in the manufacture of Insulation Foam |
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Housing After Grenfell blog. Insulation in England & Scotland |
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aA3 class Flammable & Explosive Refrigerant🔥💥 (R600a & R270)
R600a, A3 class refrigerant was introduced to domestic refrigerators & freezers in 2000 - 2004 by some manufacturers replacing A1 class non-flammable refrigerant which has been around (since 1928) (R12 or R134a ) ignoring ISO 817 & ASHRAE 34 warnings and UN Fact Sheet13 . These manufacturers did not display warning signs or regulations.
1 Refrigerant classification
There are over 300 types of refrigerants in THREE Safety Classifications with regards to flammability, in accordance with ISO 817:2014 (E) &ASHRAE34 International Standard clearly indicate that:
A1 class non-flammable - fire Supressor (such as R134a, R410A,R12, R22,etc), A2/A2L flammable🔥 (such as R32, R454B) - fire Propogator & A3 Highly flammable🔥💥- fire Propogator & Explosive (such as Butane R270, Isobutane R600a).
"Greenwashing is a deceptive form of marketing that claims a company's products, policies and goals are environmentally friendly and therefore do less damage to nature, with an underlying purpose to increase profits"
3 Blowing Agent
Blowing agent is a substance which is capable of producing a cellular structure via a foaming process in a variety of materials that undergo hardening or phase transition, such as polymers, plastics, and metals. They are typically applied when the blown material is in a liquid stage *Note: Use of class O materials is an old out of dated national product classification (see more). Must use BS EN 13501-1 (class A1 non-combustible and non-flammable or class A2 non-combustible BUT, flammable). (see UNEP - Fact sheet )
4Building Cladding : Composite cladding typically consists of panels 3–5 millimetres (0.12–0.20 in) thick made of a core material sandwiched between two aluminium faces. Grenfell Tower was clad with composite panels with a polyethylene core which contributed to the fire; these panels cost about £2 less than ones with incombustible core.
5Business Cartel ; Daikin Industries/ Chemical have patented (aprox 300+ patents) A2L flammable HFC32 (R32) refrigerant as a single component, used in small split air conditioning equipment and Heat Pumps, licensed the patents to Japanese (such as Mitsubishi Electric, Fujitsu, Toshiba, etc), Korean (LG & Samsung) & Chinese AC manufacturers.conditional on withdrawing current A1 class R410A non-flammable in small splits (refrigerant charge less than 3kg). This has been applied to UK & and some EU.
"A Business Cartel is not only about agreeing prices but also it includes colluding through their patent:
1) to force the market accepting some products that are different than the market use to (i.e. contains flammable materials for the 1st time), by not following advertising standards and notifying at sale point, that it a) requires special Safety requirements, b) extra safety materials, c) extra risk assesment, d) extra local authority / fire services standards and approval, e) no clear warnings to users, and
2) forces other manufacturers to withdraw current safe products without giving a safe & compliant choice."