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BS EN 3-9:2006

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Portable fire extinguishers Additional requirements to EN 3-7 for pressure resistance of CO2 extinguishers
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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-31-2008

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Materials
  4.1 General
  4.2 Material compatibility
5 Design
  5.1 Cylinder and operating devices
  5.2 Filling ratio
  5.3 Operating device
  5.4 Bursting disc
  5.5 Hose and nozzle couplings - Prototype
      testing
  5.6 Resistance to impact
6 Manufacturing of the assembled extinguisher
7 Final assessment of the assembled extinguisher
  7.1 General
  7.2 Validation of accessories
  7.3 Validation of the design maximum filling
      mass
8 Marking
  8.1 Operating device
  8.2 Cylinder
  8.3 Extinguisher assembly
Annex A (informative) Classification of the different
        parts of an extinguisher
Annex B (informative) Filling ratio for CO[2]
Annex C (normative) Portable CO[2] fire extinguisher
        thread sizes
Annex D (normative) Impact tests
  D.1 General
  D.2 Test at TS[min]
  D.3 Test at TS[max]
  D.4 Apparatus
  D.5 Procedure
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this
        European Standard and the Essential
        Requirements of EU Directive 97/23/EC

Describes the rules of design, assembling, inspection and testing of CO[2] portable fire extinguishers as far as the pressure risk is concerned.

This European Standard specifies the rules of design, assembling, inspection and testing of CO2 portable fire extinguishers as far as the pressure risk is concerned.

NOTE Annex A gives the classification of the different parts forming the assembly of the portable extinguisher.

Committee
FSH/2
DevelopmentNote
Together with BS EN 3-8 supersedes BS EN 3-3. Supersedes 06/30100045 DC. (01/2007)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
16
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

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