Halon Alternatives Research Corporation (HARC)
: HARC is a non-profit trade association formed in 1989 to promote the development and approval of environmentally acceptable halon alternatives. HARC serves as a facilitating organization and information clearinghouse on issues related to halon replacement, halon recycling, and halon regulation. If you would like to receive the kind of information contained in this Home Page on a regular basis, consider membership in HARC.



International Standards Organization (ISO)
: ISO. A network of national standards institutes from 140 countries working in partnership with international organizations, governments, industry, business and consumer representatives. A bridge between public and private sectors.



National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
: National Fire Protection Association , United States, develops a large number of activities in the field of fire protection.



Underwriters Laboratories (UL)
: Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) is an independent, not-for-profit product safety testing and certification organization. We have tested products for public safety for more than a century. Each year, more than 16 billion UL Marks are applied to products worldwide.



UNEP Halons Technical Options Committee
: The Montreal Protocol, administered by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), is the international agreement to preserve the Stratospheric Ozone Layer that protects the earth from harmful radiation.



Loss Prevention Council Board (LPCB)
: LPCB approvals are recognised by governments and regulatory authorities around the world, especially in the Asia-Pacific and Middle-East regions, and in Europe.



United States EPA and Ozone Depletion
: This web site contains information about the science of ozone depletion, regulations in the US designed to protect the ozone layer, information on methyl bromide, flyers about the UV index, information for the general public, and other topics



The Fire Expo 2001
: International Fire Expo is back with dramatic open-air demonstrations of technology, fire-fighting and rescue, and a product award presented at a prestigious dinner, are all components of this biennial event.



Hughes Associates, Inc.
: Fire protection engineering, research and consulting firm.