BS EN 1568-4-2000 Fire extinguishing media. Foam c

|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN1568-4:2000TheEuropeanStandardEN1568-4:2000hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS13.220.10NOCOPYINGWITHOUTBSIPERMISSIONEXCEPTASPERMITTEDBYCOPYRIGHTLAWFireextinguishingmediaÐFoamconcentratesÐPart4:Specificationforlowexpansionfoamconcentratesforsurfaceapplicationtowater-miscibleliquidsThisBritishStandard,havingbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheHealthandEnvironmentSectorCommittee,waspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsCommitteeandcomesintoeffecton15December2000©BSI12-2000ISBN058035783XBSEN1568-4:2000AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateCommentsNationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheofficialEnglishlanguageversionofEN1568-4:2000.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedbyTechnicalCommitteeFSH/18,Fixedfirefightingsystems,toSubcommitteeFSH/18/3,Foammedia,whichhastheresponsibilityto:Ðaidenquirerstounderstandthetext;ÐpresenttotheresponsibleEuropeancommitteeanyenquiriesontheinterpretation,orproposalsforchange,andkeeptheUKinterestsinformed;ÐmonitorrelatedinternationalandEuropeandevelopmentsandpromulgatethemintheUK.Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthissubcommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Cross-referencesTheBritishStandardswhichimplementinternationalorEuropeanpublicationsreferredtointhisdocumentmaybefoundintheBSIStandardsCatalogueunderthesectionentitledªInternationalStandardsCorrespondenceIndexº,orbyusingtheªFindºfacilityoftheBSIStandardsElectronicCatalogue.ABritishStandarddoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.UsersofBritishStandardsareresponsiblefortheircorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,theENtitlepage,pages2to45andabackcover.TheBSIcopyrightnoticedisplayedinthisdocumentindicateswhenthedocumentwaslastissued.(8523($167$1'$5'1250((8523e(11((8523b,6&+(1250(12FWREHU,&6(QJOLVKYHUVLRQ)LUHH[WLQJXLVKLQJPHGLD)RDPFRQFHQWUDWHV3DUW6SHFLILFDWLRQIRUORZH[SDQVLRQIRDPFRQFHQWUDWHVIRUVXUIDFHDSSOLFDWLRQWRZDWHUPLVFLEOHOLTXLGV$JHQWVH[WLQFWHXUV(PXOVHXUV3DUWLH6SpFLILFDWLRQVSRXUOHVpPXOVHXUVEDVIRLVRQQHPHQWGHVWLQpVjXQHDSSOLFDWLRQjODVXUIDFHGHVOLTXLGHVD\DQWXQHDIILQLWpSRXUOHDX)HXHUO|VFKPLWWHO6FKDXPPLWWHO7HLO$QIRUGHUXQJHQDQ6FKDXPPLWWHO]XU(U]HXJXQJYRQ6FKZHUVFKDXP]XP$XIJHEHQDXIPLW:DVVHUPLVFKEDUH)OVVLJNHLWHQ7KLV(XURSHDQ6WDQGDUGZDVDSSURYHGE\&(1RQ1RYHPEHU&(1PHPEHUVDUHERXQGWRFRPSO\ZLWKWKH&(1&(1(/(&,QWHUQDO5HJXODWLRQVZKLFKVWLSXODWHWKHFRQGLWLRQVIRUJLYLQJWKLV(XURSHDQ6WDQGDUGWKHVWDWXVRIDQDWLRQDOVWDQGDUGZLWKRXWDQ\DOWHUDWLRQ8SWRGDWHOLVWVDQGELEOLRJUDSKLFDOUHIHUHQFHVFRQFHUQLQJVXFKQDWLRQDOVWDQGDUGVPD\EHREWDLQHGRQDSSOLFDWLRQWRWKH0DQDJHPHQW&HQWUHRUWRDQ\&(1PHPEHU7KLV(XURSHDQ6WDQGDUGH[LVWVLQWKUHHRIILFLDOYHUVLRQV(QJOLVK)UHQFK*HUPDQ$YHUVLRQLQDQ\RWKHUODQJXDJHPDGHE\WUDQVODWLRQXQGHUWKHUHVSRQVLELOLW\RID&(1PHPEHULQWRLWVRZQODQJXDJHDQGQRWLILHGWRWKH0DQDJHPHQW&HQWUHKDVWKHVDPHVWDWXVDVWKHRIILFLDOYHUVLRQV&(1PHPEHUVDUHWKHQDWLRQDOVWDQGDUGVERGLHVRI$XVWULD%HOJLXP&]HFK5HSXEOLF'HQPDUN)LQODQG)UDQFH*HUPDQ\*UHHFH,FHODQG,UHODQG,WDO\/X[HPERXUJ1HWKHUODQGV1RUZD\3RUWXJDO6SDLQ6ZHGHQ6ZLW]HUODQGDQG8QLWHG.LQJGRP(8523($1&200,77(()2567$1'$5',=$7,21&20,7e(8523e(1'(1250$/,6$7,21(8523b,6&+(6.20,7(()h5125081*0DQDJHPHQW&HQWUHUXHGH6WDVVDUW%%UXVVHOV‹&(1$OOULJKWVRIH[SORLWDWLRQLQDQ\IRUPDQGE\DQ\PHDQVUHVHUYHGZRUOGZLGHIRU&(1QDWLRQDO0HPEHUV5HI1R(1(3DJH(1‹%6,&RQWHQWV3DJH)RUHZRUG6FRSH1RUPDWLYHUHIHUHQFHV7HUPVDQGGHILQLWLRQV6HGLPHQWLQWKHIRDPFRQFHQWUDWH9LVFRVLW\RIWKHIRDPFRQFHQWUDWHS+RIWKHIRDPFRQFHQWUDWH6XUIDFHWHQVLRQRIWKHIRDPVROXWLRQ6SUHDGLQJFRHIILFLHQWRIWKHIRDPVROXWLRQV