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BS 5306-8:2023

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Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises – Selection and positioning of portable fire extinguishers. Code of practice

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BSI 2023 30
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PDF Pages PDF Title
4 Foreword
7 Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
8 3 Terms and definitions
9 4 Provision of extinguishers – General recommendations
11 4.1 Planning and pre-installation arrangements
4.2 Post-installation arrangements
12 4.3 Erection, refurbishment and demolition of buildings
4.4 Unoccupied buildings and parts of buildings
4.5 Fire hazards external to a building
4.6 Avoidance of multiplicity of types
5 Extinguisher characteristics
13 5.1 General
5.2 Temperature range
5.3 Distance and direction of discharge
5.4 Electrical conductivity
14 5.5 Colour coding
6 Suitability of extinguishers for various classes of fire
7 Distribution of extinguishers according to fire classification and fire rating of extinguisher
7.1 General
15 7.2 Class A – Fires involving solid materials, usually of an organic nature in which combustion normally takes place with the formation of glowing embers
16 7.3 Class B – Fires involving flammable liquids
17 Table 1 — Provision of foam extinguishers for single open-topped containers
19 Figure 1 — Grouping of class B hazards
21 7.4 Class C – Fires involving gases
7.5 Class D – Fires involving metals
22 7.6 Class F – Fires involving cooking media (vegetable or animal oils and fats) in cooking appliances
23 Table 2 — Provision of class F extinguishers
7.7 Fires involving live electrical equipment
24 7.8 Fires involving lithium-ion batteries in individual small rechargeable devices
7.9 Fires involving types of battery other than lithium-ion batteries
7.10 Locations where more than one fire hazard type exists
25 8 Positioning of extinguishers
8.1 Location and accessibility
8.2 Visibility
26 8.3 Mounting
8.4 Travel distance
27 8.5 Protection against corrosion and vandalism
9 Provision of replacement extinguishers
28 Bibliography
BS 5306-8:2023
$142.49