NEN-EN 3-8
Portable fire extinguishers - Part 8: Requirements for the construction, pressure resistance and mechanical tests for extinguishers with a maximum allowable pressure equal to or lower than 30 bar, which comply with the requirements of EN 3-7
| Organization: | NEN |
| Publication Date: | 1 December 2013 |
| Status: | inactive |
| Page Count: | 32 |
| ICS Code (Fire protection): | 13.220.20 |
scope:
NEN-EN 3-8 specifies the rules of design, type testing, fabrication and inspection control of portable fire extinguishers which comply with the requirements of EN 3-7; with metallic bodies as far as pressure risk is concerned. This part of EN 3 applies to portable fire extinguishers of which the maximum allowable pressure PS is lower than or equal to 30 bar and containing non-explosive, non-flammable, non-toxic and non-oxidising fluids. This European Standard also applies to the metallic gas cartridge of a volume less than 0,12 l (see Annex E) This European Standard does not apply to carbon dioxide fire extinguishers.
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