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AS/NZS 1850:2009

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Portable fire extinguishers - Classification, rating and performance testing (Reconfirmed 2021)

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Published date

20-03-2009

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Classifies extinguishers according to the general classes of fires for which they are suitable and gives a method of rating. Tests for Classes A, B, C, D, E and F are included.

Committee
FP-003
DocumentType
Standard
ISBN
0 7337 9049 6
Pages
22
ProductNote
Pending Revision indicates that as a result of the Aged Standards review process, the document needs updating. If no project proposal, meeting the quality criteria, is received within the 12 month timeframe, the document shall be withdrawn.
PublisherName
Standards Australia
Status
Current
Supersedes

This Standard sets out requirements for the classification, performance testing and rating of fire extinguishers.

First published in Australia as AS 1850-1976.
Second edition 1981.
Third edition 1994.
First published in New Zealand as NZS 4507:1978.
AS 1850-1994 and NZS 4507:1978 jointly revised, amalgamated and designated AS/NZS 1850:1997.
Second edition 2009.

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