BS EN 3-1:1996
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Portable fire extinguishers Description, duration of operation, class A and B fire test
Hardcopy , PDF
12-02-2004
English
15-05-1996
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Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
3.1 Extinguisher
3.2 Portable extinguisher
3.3 Extinguishing medium
3.4 Charge of an extinguisher
3.5 Duration of operation
4 Description of an extinguisher
5 Specifications and tests of extinguishers
6 Duration of operation and residual charge
6.1 Duration of operation
6.2 Residual charge
6.3 Commencement of discharge
7 Efficiency tests
7.1 General
7.2 Class A fire tests
7.3 Class B fire tests
Annex A (normative) Duration of operation test
Annex B (normative) Test fire
Annex C (normative) Measurement of moisture content
of wood
Specifies the characteristics of description, of duration of operation, of residual charge and of the efficiency test that applies to portable fire extinguishers.
| Committee |
FSH/2
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 93/301889 DC. (12/2002) Supersedes DEFSTAN 42-35/1(1994) & DEFSTAN 42-36/1(1992) (08/2003)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
16
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy | |
| Supersedes |
| Standards | Relationship |
| EN 3-1 : 1996 | Identical |
| I.S. EN 3-1:1996 | Identical |
| NS EN 3-1 : 1ED 1996 | Identical |
| SN EN 3-1 : 1996 | Identical |
| NEN EN 3-1 : 1996 | Identical |
| NF EN 3-1 : 1996 | Identical |
| NBN EN 3-1 : 1996 | Identical |
| UNI EN 3-1 : 1998 | Identical |
| DIN EN 3-1:1996-07 | Identical |
| DEFSTAN 23-6/3(2000) : 2000 | GUIDE TO THE COMMON TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MILITARY LOGISTIC VEHICLES AND TOWED EQUIPMENT |
| BS 7863:1996 | Recommendations for colour coding to indicate the extinguishing media contained in portable fire extinguishers |
| BS 5979:2000 | Code of practice for remote centres receiving signals from security systems |
| BS 7867:1997 | Specification for portable fire extinguishers for use in aircraft |
| BS 7937:2000 | Specification for portable fire extinguishers for use on cooking oil fires (class F) |
| BS EN 3-2:1996 | Portable fire extinguishers Tightness, dielectric test, tamping test, special provisions |
| 06/30133574 DC : DRAFT DEC 2006 | BS 5979 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR REMOTE CENTRES RECEIVING SIGNALS FROM SECURITY SYSTEMS |
| PD 6686:2006 | Guidance on directives, regulations and standards related to prevention of fire and explosion in the process industries |
| BS EN 3-5:1996 | Portable fire extinguishers Specification and supplementary tests |
| BS EN 3-4:1996 | Portable fire extinguishers Charges, minimum required fire |
| BS 6164:2001 | Code of practice for safety in tunnelling in the construction industry |
| ISO 657-1:1989 | Hot-rolled steel sections — Part 1: Equal-leg angles — Dimensions |
| ISO 4470:1981 | Sawn timber — Determination of the average moisture content of a lot |
| EN 3-5:1996/AC:1997 | PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS - SPECIFICATION AND SUPPLEMENTARY TESTS |
| EN 3-4 : 1996 | PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS - CHARGES, MINIMUM REQUIRED FIRE |
| EN 3-2 : 1996 | PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS - PART 2: TIGHTNESS, DIELECTRIC TEST, TAMPING TEST, SPECIAL PROVISIONS |
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