Presenter: John LeBlanc and David Fredrickson

The hazard created by aerosols is well understood and provided in NFPA 30B, Code for the Manufacture and Storage of Aerosol Products. However, that hazard is tied to a product that consists of a propellant and product in a metal aerosol can. The manufacturers of aerosol products are always looking for ways to deliver a better product to their customers, and using a plastic aerosol bottle offers manufacturers some advantages over the metal bottle. However, the fire hazard created by a plastic aerosol was not understood. This session covers the path taken by the U.S. aerosol manufacturers to define the hazards of plastic aerosols, to identify protection options, and to provide guidance in NFPA 30B. Ultimately their goal was to deliver a product to market that is useful and adequately protected in storage.