BS 5306-3:2009 Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises - Part 3:Commissioning and maintenance of portable fire extinguishers - Code of practice
This part of BS 5306 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.
This part of BS 5306 gives recommendations for five levels of installation/maintenance: commissioning, basic service, extended service, overhaul procedures and recharge.
BS 5306-3:2009 Referenced Document
BS 5306-8 Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises - Selection and positioning of portable fire extinguishers. Code of practice*， 2023-11-30 Update
BS EN 27201-1 Fire protection. Fire extinguishing media. Halogenated hydrocarbons. Specifications for halon 1211 and halon 1301
BS EN 3 Portable fire extinguishers - Additional requirements to EN 3-7 for pressure resistance of CO2 extinguishers
BS 5306-3:2009 history
2017BS 5306-3:2017 Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises. Commissioning and maintenance of portable fire extinguishers. Code of practice
2009BS 5306-3:2009 Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises - Part 3:Commissioning and maintenance of portable fire extinguishers - Code of practice
2003BS 5306-3:2003 Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises - Code of practice for the inspection and maintenance of portable fire extinguishers