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The . EPA has targeted wood furniture manufacturers because they are the largest industrial users of solvents in paints and coatings among original equipment manufacturers in the United States, using over twice as much solvents as automobile manufacturers. 1 Wood is coated to protect it from physical and chemical damage, and natural degradation, as well as to impart an aesthetically pleasing finish. The coating materials traditionally used by the furniture industry contain a substantial quantity of solvents that volatilize to the air within the plant and/or are directly vented to the outside, usually without treatment. This Manual presents federal and state regulations established to reduce. | r A statistical report to investigate the effectiveness of the Furniture and Furnishings Fire Safety Regulations 1988 December 2009 Research commissioned by Consumer and Competition Policy Directorate BIS. Department for Business Innovation and Skills 1 Victoria Street London SW1H 0ET Carried out under contract by Greenstreet Berman Ltd Fulcrum House 5 Southern Court South Street Reading RG1 4QS 161 Drury Lane Covent Garden London WC2B 5PN T 0118 938-7700 T 020-3432-3070 F 0118 938-7729 F 020-3432-3099 E info@ i 3 a statistical report to investigate the effectiveness of the Furniture and Furnishings Fire Safety Regulations 1988 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY vii - ix 1. . Previous Aims of this statistical 2. . Retrospective and current positions . 6 Impact Incidents averted by the Comparison with the 2000 3. . Context of the FFRs specific requirements. 11 Situation before 1988 and since 1997. 13 Impact of the Trends in the number of fires deaths and Sources of Material first ignited vs. material mainly Fewer adult Furniture Relative trends in deaths per fire . 24 Role of smoke alarms in reducing Type of Incidents averted . 27 .