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BS EN 3-4:1996

Superseded
Superseded

A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

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A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

Portable fire extinguishers Charges, minimum required fire
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

12-02-2004

Language(s)

English

Published date

15-05-1996

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Charges and filling tolerances
3.1 Nominal charges
3.2 Filling tolerances
4 Minimum fire performances
4.1 Minimum performances on class A fires
4.2 Minimum performances on class B fires
Annex A (informative) Italian national deviation

Specifies the maximum quantity of extinguishing medium that is to be used for the extinction of any given fire.

Committee
FSH/2
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 93/301891 DC. (12/2002) Supersedes DEFSTAN 42-35/1(1994) & DEFSTAN 42-36/1(1992) (08/2003)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
12
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
NBN EN 3-4 : 1996 Identical
EN 3-4 : 1996 Identical
NS EN 3-4 : 1ED 1996 Identical
UNI EN 3-4 : 1998 Identical
NF EN 3-4 : 1996 Identical
NEN EN 3-4 : 1996 Identical
I.S. EN 3-4:1996 Identical
SN EN 3-4 : 1996 Identical
DIN EN 3-4:1996-07 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 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
PD 6686:2006 Guidance on directives, regulations and standards related to prevention of fire and explosion in the process industries

BS EN 3-1:1996 Portable fire extinguishers Description, duration of operation, class A and B fire test
EN 3-1 : 1996 PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS - PART 1: DESCRIPTION, DURATION OF OPERATION, CLASS A AND B FIRE TEST

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