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BS 6165:2002

Superseded

Superseded

A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

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Specification for small disposable fire extinguishers of the aerosol type

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

16-09-2022

Language(s)

English

Published date

28-04-2003

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Contents of the extinguisher
5 Construction
6 Production requirements
7 Performance
8 Production testing requirements
9 Colour and marking of extinguishers
Annex A (normative) Test conditions
Annex B (normative) Storage and corrosion test
Annex C (normative) Impact test
Annex D (normative) Mechanical drop test
Annex E (normative) Pressure and leakage tests for bodies
Annex F (normative) Discharge tests
Annex G (normative) Test for retention of charge after
        partial discharge
Annex H (normative) Fire extinguishing performance tests
Bibliography
Figures
Tables

Defines performance requirements for, and the maximum capacity of, small disposable fire extinguishers of the aerosol type, with metal bodies. It also includes extinguishers which contains powder and water-based media.

Committee
FSH/2
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes BS 6165(1992) and 00/540741 DC (03/2002) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, January 2010. (12/2009)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
20
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

PD 6686:2006 Guidance on directives, regulations and standards related to prevention of fire and explosion in the process industries

BS 381C:1996 Specification for colours for identification, coding and special purposes
BS ISO 3534-2:2006 Statistics. Vocabulary and symbols Applied statistics
BS 5252:1976 Framework for colour co-ordination for building purposes
BS 3914:1991 Specification for non-refillable metal aerosol dispensers of 50 ml to 1400 ml capacity and up to 85 mm diameter
BS 3130-4:1976 Glossary of packaging terms Metal containers and aerosols
BS EN 615:2009 Fire protection. Fire extinguishing media. Specifications for powders (other than class D powders)
BS 6002-1:1993 Sampling procedures for inspection by variables Specification for single sampling plans indexed by acceptable quality level (AQL) for lot-by-lot inspection
BS EN 2:1992 Classification of fires

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