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BS EN
BRITISH STANDARD
3-6~1996
Incorporating
Amendment No. I
Portable fire
extinguishers Part 6: Provisions for the attestation
of conformity of portable fire
extinguishers in accordance
with EN 3 Part 1 to Part 5
BS EN 3-6:1996
Amd.No.
Date
10494
Comments
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Contents
Page
Inside front cover
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Inside back cover
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Committees responsible
National foreword
Foreword
Text of EN 3-6
List of references
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National foreword
This British Standard has been prepared by Technical Committee FSH/2 and is
the English language version of EN 3-6:1995 Portable fire extinguishers Part 6: Provisions for the attestation of conformity of portable fire extinguishers in
accordance with EN 3-1 to EN 3-5,including amendment 1,January 1999,
published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN).
EN 3-6 was produced as a result of international discussion in which the
United Kingdom took an active part.
Together with BS EN 3-1 to BS EN 3-5, BS 7863 and BS 7867') it supersedes
BS 5423:1987 which will be withdrawn on 1st January 1997.
The Parts of BS E N 3 Portable fire extinguishers are as follows:
- Part 1: Description, duration of operation, class A and B fire test;
- Part 2: Tightness, dielectric test, tamping test, special provisions;
-Part 3: Construction, resistance to pressure, mechanical tests;
-Part 4: Charges, minimum required fire;
- Part 5: Specification and supplementary tests;
- Part 6: Provisions for the attestation of conformity of portable fire
extinguishers in accordance with EN 3 Part 1 to Part 5.
Cross-references
Publication referred to Corresponding British Standard
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EN 3-6
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPENNE
EUROPaSCHE NORM
J a n u a r y 1995
+A l
J a n u a r y 1999
ICs 13.220.30
Descriptors: fire fighting, fire equipment, f i e extinguishers, portable equipment, conformity tests, quality control, production control,
certification
English version
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Central Secretariat: rue de Stassart 36, B-1050 Brussels
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EN 3-6:1995
Foreword
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Foreword to amendment A l
This amendment EN 3-6:1995/Al:1999 to
EN 3-6:1995 has been prepared by Technical
Committee CENPTC 70, Manual means of fire
fighting equipment, the Secretariat of which is held
by AFNOR.
This amendment to the European Standard
EN 3-6:1995 shall be given the status of a national
standard, either by publication of a n identical text
or by endorsement, at the latest by July 1999, and
conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn
at the latest by July 1999.
This amendment modifies EN 3-6:1995. It has been
prepared to add to annex A the plan for the
laboratory for tests and controls in accordance with
the European Standard EN 3-3:1994 and to add t o
annex B the model laboratory report concerning the
European Standard EN 3-3:1994.
Contents
Foreword
1
Scope
2
Normative references
Type testing
3
3.1 Request
3.2 Conformity verification testa
4
Control during manufacture
4.1 General
4.2 Non-destructive testing
4.3 Destructive testing
4.4 Records
5
Verification of production
5.1 Quality system conforming to
EN 29002
5.2 Quality system not conforming to
EN 29002
5.3 Dealing with non-conforming products
6
Product certification
Annex A (normative) Plan for the laboratory,
for tests and controls
Annex B (normative) Model laboratory report
Table 1
Table 2
Table A. 1
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1 Scope
This standard establishes general principles for
attesting the conformity of portable fire
extinguishers to prEN 3-1, prEN 3-2, E N 3-3,
prEN 3-4, prEN 3-5.
I t specifies methods for type testing and control
during manufacture.
The attestation of conformity may allow the
manufacturer to request certification of his product
from an accredited certification body.
2 Normative references
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3 Type testing
3.1 Request
The manufacturer shall submit to the body
accredited to carry out verification of conformity of
the portable extinguishers to prEN 3-1, prEN 3-2,
EN 3-3, prEN 3-4, prEN 3-5:
a) Technical documentation in triplicate relating
to the portable extinguisher to be verified; this
documentation shall comprise mainly:
1) one complete set of drawings clearly
characterizing the model;
2) an extract from the company register;
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5 Verification of production
5.1 Quality system conforming t o EN 29002
If a quality system conforms to EN 29002, its
satisfactory application both generally and on the
production line shall be verified by quality auditors
authorized to undertake the periodic checks
required.
The technical auditors shall:
- verify the documents listed in 4.4;
- sample the finished products and carry out
inspections and tests to ver& the conformity of
the extinguishers manufactured to prEN 3-1,
prEN 3-2, EN 3-3, prEN 3-4, prEN 3-5 and to the
certified prototypes.
The technical audits shall be carried out twice a
year. Other visits may be made if they are justified.
Where necessary, and where there is a major failure
of the quality system, the requirements of 6.2.1 can
be applied for each production batch.
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6 Product certification
A certification body may supply the product
certification on the basis of attestation of conformity
following a type test. On the basis of the attestation
of conformity following control during manufacture
following 5.1 and 5.2, a certification body may
supply a mark of conformity which shall be applied
to the portable extinguishers.
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Annex A (normative)
Plan for the laboratory, for tests and
controls
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Model laboratory report
Report No:
Request by:
PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER
TESTS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH prEN 3-1,prEN 3-2,prEN 3-4and prEN 3-5
Identification of extinguisher:
Manufacturer:
Manufacturer's reference:
Type of extinguishing agent:
Capacity of extinguisher:
Method of pressurization:
Supplementary Information:
Non-compliance with acceptance criteria:
No:
Yes:
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Time to extinction of fire test:
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Permitted in min.s
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Time to reflaming:
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Permitted in min.s
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