BS EN 3-8:2021
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Portable fire extinguishers Requirements for the construction, pressure resistance and mechanical tests for extinguishers with a maximum allowable pressure equal to or lower than 30 bar, which comply with the requirements of EN 3-7
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11-05-2022
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Standard
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42
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British Standards Institution
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Current
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This document specifies, as far as the pressure risk is concerned, the rules of design, type testing, fabrication and inspection control of portable fire extinguishers with a metallic body which comply with the requirements of EN 3-7:2004+A1:2007. This part of EN 3 applies to portable fire extinguishers of which the maximum allowable pressure PS is lower than or equal to 30 bar and containing non-explosive, non-flammable, non-toxic and non-oxidising fluids. This document also applies to the marking of metallic propellant gas cartridges (see Annex E). This document does not apply to carbon dioxide fire extinguishers.
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