BS 5306-8:2000
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Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises Selection and installation of portable fire extinguishers. Code of practice
Hardcopy , PDF
10-31-2012
English
10-15-2000
Committees responsible
Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General considerations
5 Suitability of extinguishers for various classes
of fire
6 Distribution of extinguishers according to fire
classification and rating of extinguisher
7 Siting of extinguishers
Annex A (informative) System of rating extinguishers by
fire tests in BS EN 3
Annex B (informative) Examples in the application of the
recommendations for minimum provision
of extinguishers
Annex C (informative) The practical effectiveness of
extinguishers and derivation of
Table 1
Bibliography
Table 1 - Maximum area of class B fire (deep liquid) for
which extinguishers are suitable
Table 2 - Maximum area of class F fire (cooking oil) for
which extinguishers are suitable
Table A.1 - Dimensions of class A test fires
Table B.1 - Tank arrangement in Example 3
Table C.1 - Dimensions of class B test fires
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