scope:

This Standard specifies the characteristics of: the effective range of operating temperatures; the requirements for components; the resistance to corrosion; the brackets; the identification of the extinguisher; the periodical checking. Note 1: Reference to the suitability of an extinguisher for use on gaseous fire will be at the manufacturer's discretion and will apply to powder type extinguishers only. Note 2: The extinction of a metal fire presents a situation so specific (in terms of the metal itself, form, configuration of the fire etc.) that it is not possible to define a representative standard fire. Efficiency on a class D fire shall be the object of a particular case-by-case study and is not included within the scope of the EN-standard but may be made the object of national specifications.