Tuesday, June 2, 2015

New Fire-Fighting Standards for the 1st Quarter 2015

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Fire-Fighting are now available:


  • ASTM D7673, 2015 Edition, Standard Specification for Halon 1211, Bromochlorodifluoromethane (CF_2 BrCl)
  • BS 5306-9, 2015 Edition, Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises. Recharging of portable fire extinguishers. Code of practice
  • BS 6643-1, Withdrawn and replaced by BS 5306-9, Recharging fire extinguishers (manufactured to BS 5423 'Specification for portable fire extinguishers'). Specification for procedure and materials
  • BS 6643-2, Withdrawn and replaced by BS 5306-9, Recharging fire extinguishers (manufactured to BS 5423 'Specification for portable fire extinguishers'). Specification for powder refill charges
  • BS 9990, 2015 Edition, Non automatic fire-fighting systems in buildings. Code of practice
  • ISO 14520-12, 3rd Edition, Gaseous fire-extinguishing systems - Physical properties and system design - Part 12: IG-01 extinguishant
  • ISO 14520-13, 3rd Edition, Gaseous fire-extinguishing systems - Physical properties and system design - Part 13: IG-100 extinguishant
  • ISO 14520-14, 3rd Edition, Gaseous fire-extinguishing systems - Physical properties and system design - Part 14: IG-55 extinguishant
  • ISO 14520-15, 3rd Edition, Gaseous fire-extinguishing systems - Physical properties and system design - Part 15: IG-541 extinguishant


For more standards like these, please see our Document Center List of Standards on Fire-Fighting.

FYI: We will review the new NFPA Fire Protection Standards in a separate post.