London Fire Safety Guidance for Houses in ... - Harrow Council

BRITISH STANDARDS RELATING TO FIRE EXTINGUISHERSCurrent British standardBS EN 2 : 1992TitleClassification of FiresBS EN 3 Parts 1-6 : 1996 The manufacturing standard forportable fire extinguishers (except fireblankets)BS 7863 : 1996 Colour coding to indicate theextinguishing media contained inportable fire extinguishersBS 6575 : 1985BS 5306 : Part 3 : 1985Fire blanketsFire extinguishing installations andequipment on premises.Part 3 : Code of Practice for selection,installation and maintenance ofportable fire extinguishersTHE MANUFACTURING STANDARD FOR FIRE EXTINGUISHERSRating/Classification of Fire ExtinguishersThe classification and rating of portable fire extinguishers is laid down in BSEN 3 Part 1 : 1996. It sets out the methods of testing the performance ratingof extinguishers used on different types of fires.The distribution of extinguishers throughout the premises should be based onthe extinguisher’s performance rating and not, as previously, on the capacityof the extinguisher.The rating should be 13A (in common parts) and 34B (in shared kitchens).~ 13A types will commonly be water filled with a 9 litre capacity althoughsome lower capacity water types will achieve this rating together withsome foam and dry powder types.~ 34B types will commonly be 2 Kg Carbon Dioxide types which areintended primarily for use on electrical firesIt is recommended that fire blankets are provided for all kitchens to cater forchip pan or frying pan fires. (These are not covered by BS EN 3 : 1996)Portable fire extinguishers should bear the BSI kitemark showing they complywith BS EN 3 : 1996.London Fire Safety Guidance for Houses in Multiple OccupationVersion 2: 06/06