Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises Colour coding to indicate the extinguishing medium contained in portable fire extinguishers. Code of practice

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Hardcopy , PDF

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English

Published date

10-16-2019

Publisher

British Standards Institution

The British Standards InstitutionThis part of BS 5306 gives recommendations for the colour coding used to identify the extinguishing medium used in portable fire extinguishers, and for the size and location of the colour indication.

This part of BS5306gives recommendations for the colour coding used to identify the extinguishing medium used in portable fire extinguishers, and for the size and location of the colour indication.

NOTE The requirements of BSEN3and the recommendations of this British Standard concerning colour coding apply only to new extinguishers. Extinguishers conforming to withdrawn standard BS7863might still be found in service and are still acceptable.

Committee	FSH/2
DocumentType	Standard
ISBN	9780539026795
Pages	10
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Current
Supersedes	BS 7863:2009