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BS 5306-3:2009

BS 5306-3:2009

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Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises Commissioning and maintenance of portable fire extinguishers. Code of practice

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

10-31-2017

Language(s)

English

Published date

10-31-2011

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Process of commissioning
5 Visual inspection by the responsible person
6 Basic service, extended service and overhaul
7 Recharging of extinguishers
8 Replacement of components
9 Evaluation of fitness for service of extinguishers
  and actions be taken
Annexes
Annex A (informative) - Training of competent persons
Annex B (normative) - Commissioning service procedures
Annex C (normative) - Safety precautions for extinguishers
Annex D (normative) - General basic service procedures
Annex E (normative) - Extended service procedures
Annex F (normative) - Overhaul, including periodic inspection
        and test procedures for CO[2] and halon extinguishers
Annex G (informative) - Halon extinguishers
Annex H (informative) - Extinguishers manufactured in
        accordance with withdrawn British Standards
Bibliography

Provides recommendations for the initial commissioning of portable fire extinguishers and schedules for the subsequent maintenance of extinguishers installed in all locations.

This part of BS 5306 gives recommendations for the initial commissioning of portable fire extinguishers and schedules for the subsequent maintenance of extinguishers installed in all locations. It also gives recommendations for handling certain obsolescent types of extinguishers, for which no maintenance schedules are provided.

This part of BS 5306 gives recommendations for five levels of installation/maintenance: commissioning, basic service, extended service, overhaul procedures and recharge.

Committee
FSH/2
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes BS 5306-3(2003). (08/2009)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
34
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

BS 9999:2017 Fire safety in the design, management and use of buildings. Code of practice
BS 5908-2:2012 Fire and explosion precautions at premises handling flammable gases, liquids and dusts Guide to applicable standards and regulations
BS 6164:2011 Code of practice for health and safety in tunnelling in the construction industry
BS 5306-0:2011 Fire protection installations and equipment on premises Guide for selection of installed systems and other fire equipment
BS 8591:2014 Remote centres receiving signals from alarm systems. Code of practice
BS 5306-9:2015 Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises Recharging of portable fire extinguishers. Code of practice
BS 9990:2015 Non automatic fire-fighting systems in buildings. Code of practice
BS 9991:2011 Fire safety in the design, management and use of residential buildings. Code of practice
BS 9991:2015 Fire safety in the design, management and use of residential buildings. Code of practice
BS 5306-8:2012 Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises Selection and positioning of portable fire extinguishers. Code of practice

BS EN 27201-1:1994 Fire protection. Fire extinguishing media. Halogenated hydrocarbons Specifications for halon 1211 and halon 1301
BS EN 1803:2002 Transportable gas cylinders. Periodic inspection and testing of welded carbon steel gas cylinders
BS EN 1968:2002 Transportable gas cylinders. Periodic inspection and testing of seamless steel gas cylinders
BS EN 1802:2002 Transportable gas cylinders. Periodic inspection and testing of seamless aluminium alloy gas cylinders
BS 6643-1:1985 Recharging fire extinguishers (manufactured to BS 5423 \'Specification for portable fire extinguishers\') Specification for procedure and materials
BS EN 25923:1994 Fire extinguishing media Carbon dioxide
BS EN 2:1992 Classification of fires
1997/23/EC : 1997 DIRECTIVE 97/23/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 29 MAY 1997 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES CONCERNING PRESSURE EQUIPMENT

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