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EVS-EN 3-8:2021

Portable fire extinguishers - Part 8: Requirements for the construction, pressure resistance and mechanical tests for extinguishers with a maximum allowable pressure equal to or lower than 30 bar, which comply with the requirements of EN 3-7

General information

Valid from 01.09.2021
Base Documents
EN 3-8:2021
ICS Groups
13.220.20 Fire protection
Directives or regulations
2014/68/EU Pressure equipment (PED)

Standard history

Status
Date
Type
Name
01.09.2021
Main
EVS-EN 3-8:2021
07.02.2008
Corrigendum
EVS-EN 3-8:2007/AC:2007
06.02.2007
Main
EVS-EN 3-8:2007
This document specifies, as far as the pressure risk is concerned, the rules of design, type testing, fabrication and inspection control of portable fire extinguishers with a metallic body which comply with the requirements of EN 3-7:2004+A1:2007.
This part of EN 3 applies to portable fire extinguishers of which the maximum allowable pressure PS is lower than or equal to 30 bar and containing non-explosive, non-flammable, non-toxic and non-oxidising fluids.
This document also applies to the marking of metallic propellant gas cartridges (see Annex E).
This document does not apply to carbon dioxide fire extinguishers.

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A, AMD amedment
+A a full standard plus the amendment
/A only amendment
COR, AC corrigendum
+COR a full standard plus the corrigendum
NA national annex
+NA a full standard plus the national annex
/NA only national annex
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TR technical report
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et the standard is in Estonian only
en the standard is in English only
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