BS 5306-3:2009 Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises. Commissioning and maintenance of portable fire extinguishers. Code of practice
BS 5306-3 gives recommendations for the initial commissioning of portable fire extinguishers and schedules for the subsequent maintenance of extinguishers installed in all locations. It also gives recommendations for handling certain obsolescent types of extinguishers, for which no maintenance schedules are provided
BS 5306-3 gives recommendations for five levels of installation/maintenance:
- Commissioning
- Basic service
- Extended service
- Overhaul procedures
- Recharge.
Who should use BS 5306-3?
- Fire brigades
- Regulators
- Fire extinguisher service companies
- Certification bodies
This version of BS 5306-3 replaces BS 5306-3:2003, which is now withdrawn.
Contents of BS 5306-3:
Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Process of commissioning
5 Visual inspection by the responsible person
6 Basic service, extended service and overhaul
7 Recharging of extinguishers
8 Replacement of components
9 Evaluation of fitness for service of extinguishers and actions to be taken
Annexes
Annex A (informative) Training of competent persons
Annex B (normative) Commissioning service procedures
Annex C (normative) Safety precautions for extinguishers
Annex D (normative) General basic service procedures
Annex E (normative) Extended service procedures
Annex F (normative) Overhaul, including periodic inspection and test procedures for CO2 and halon extinguishers
Annex G (informative) Halon extinguisher
Annex H (informative) Extinguishers manufactured in accordance with withdrawn British Standards
Bibliography
List of tables