A burning issue. (halogen lamps)

From: Interior Design | Date: April 1, 1997| Author: Loukin, Andrea | Copyright information

The Consumer Product Safety Commission reports that since 1983, 100 fire incidents and 10 deaths has been traced to the widespread use of halogen lamps. This has alarmed Underwriters Laboratories to demand from halogen lamp manufacturers compliance with the standard sets in the issuance of UL approval. Some designers of halogen torcheres try to accommodate the new regulations in their fixture designs. Others use devices such as heat-sensing off switch to prevent fire accidents.

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