EFCTC contribution to the ECHA Public Consultation on the proposed restriction of PFASs in fire-fighting foams

EFCTC has prepared a submission to the ECHA Public Consultation on the REACH restriction proposal of PFAS in fire-fighting foams to bring to the attention of the members of the ECHA RAC and SEAC that F-gases are not contained in fire-fighting foams. Some F-gases are used in very specific and limited cases for clean fire-extinguishing and suppression techniques[1], which are not in scope of this restriction proposal. These techniques do not leave any oily residues, particulates, or water damage and rapidly extinguish fires with an excellent weight to effectiveness ratio, which makes them ideal for fire-fighting in critical high value applications such as data centres and museums.