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FIRE SERVICE AND GENERAL FIRE SAFETY TOPICS => Fire Safety => Topic started by: fireftrm on April 06, 2006, 12:06:10 PM
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An opinion/answer please!
Do SS extinguishers meet EN3 and can they be certificated by an approved body as such?
A question I have been posed, personal opinion requires some confidence!
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Stainless steel extinguishers are still manufactured sold and are legal.
All new models must be CE marked by an approved body and meet the Pressure Equipment Directive.
They are made to the construction & performance requirements of BS EN 3, but cannot be kitemarked if polished bare metal as they are not red, which is a requirement of the standard. The same applies to "Stainless steel effect" CO2 extinguishers (actually polished aluminium cylinders).
Stainless steel extinguishers do exist as kitemarked models - obviously older models to BS5423 could be & were kitemarked, but new extinguishers also exist with BSEN3 kitemarking - these however are painted red. Amerex water & foam extinguishers always have and continue to be made of stainless steel and the red painted models are BSEN3 kitemarked (BS7937 for the Wet Chemical model).
If the manufacturer is approved body certified, BAFE accredited, etc then this can be used as contributory evidence in lieu of the actual product being kitemarked
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Firey, you should know better than to post two idential messages in this forum - a receipe for confusion if I ever saw one.
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Sorry Chris, this was due to realising that it maybe a Tech rather than FS question and also because of my awful typo in the title! Wanted to get it right somewhere!
Anthony - thanks exactly as I had thought, but wanted someone to confirm!