BS 5306-3:2003
Superseded
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Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises Code of practice for the inspection and maintenance of portable fire extinguishers
Hardcopy , PDF
31-07-2009
English
07-11-2003
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Committees responsible
Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Inspection by the user
5 Basic service, extended service and overhaul
6 Recharging of extinguishers
7 Replacement of components and extinguishing media
8 Evaluation of fitness for service of extinguishers
and actions to be taken
Annex A (normative) Schedule of maintenance intervals
Annex B (normative) General basic service procedures
Annex C (normative) Extended service procedures
Annex D (normative) Overhaul, including periodic inspection
and test procedures for (CO[2]) and halon extinguishers
Annex E (informative) Training of competent persons
Annex F (informative) Halon extinguishers
Annex G (informative) Extinguishers manufactured in accordance with
withdrawn British Standards
Bibliography
Provides schedules for the maintenance of portable fire extinguishers installed in all locations. It also includes recommendations for handling certain obsolescent types of extinguishers, for which no maintenance schedules are provided.
| Committee |
FSH/2
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes BS 5306-3(2000) and 01/541563 DC (11/2003)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
20
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy | |
| Supersedes |
| PD 6686:2006 | Guidance on directives, regulations and standards related to prevention of fire and explosion in the process industries |
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| BS 5588-12:2004 | Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Managing fire safety |
| BS 5979:2007 | Remote centres receiving signals from fire and security systems. Code of practice |
| BS 5588-5:2004 | Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Access and facilities for fire-fighting |
| BS 5454:2000 | Recommendations for the storage and exhibition of archival documents |
| BS 5588-10:1991 | Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for shopping complexes |
| BS 9999:2008 | Code of practice for fire safety in the design, management and use of buildings |
| BS 5306-1:2006 | Code of practice for fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises Hose reels and foam inlets |
| BS 9990:2006 | Code of practice for non-automatic fire-fighting systems in buildings |
| BS 3709(1964) : LATEST | PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS OF THE WATER TYPE (STORED PRESSURE) |
| BS 7937:2000 | Specification for portable fire extinguishers for use on cooking oil fires (class F) |
| BS 1382(1948) : LATEST | PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS OF THE WATER TYPE (GAS PRESSURE) |
| BS 6643-2:1985 | Recharging fire extinguishers (manufactured to BS 5423 \'Specification for portable fire extinguishers\') Specification for powder refill charges |
| BS 3465(1962) : LATEST | DRY POWDER PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS |
| 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 1721(1968) : LATEST | PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS OF THE HALOGENATED HYDROCARBON TYPE |
| BS EN 1968:2002 | Transportable gas cylinders. Periodic inspection and testing of seamless steel gas cylinders |
| BS 3326(1960) : LATEST | PORTABLE CARBON DIOXIDE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS |
| BS EN 1802:2002 | Transportable gas cylinders. Periodic inspection and testing of seamless aluminium alloy gas cylinders |
| BS 5423:1987 | Specification for portable fire extinguishers |
| 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 |
| 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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