& FIRE Water Combustible solids such as Use in an upright Contains nine litres of Flammable liquid fires water under pressure wood, paper, rubbish or position Flammable gas fires Red textiles Discharge period of 60 Fires involving live (no - 100 seconds electrical equipment band) Fires involving cooking oils or fats Foam Flammable liquid fires such Use in upright position Contains nine litres of Flammable gas fires an aqueous as petrol, oils and paint Fires involving live foam additive electrical equipment Blue Discharge period of 40 – 90 seconds Carbon Dioxide Fires involving live electrical Contains carbon Flammable gas fires Limited usefulness dioxide equipment outdoors Fires involving cooking Discharge period oils or fats Best for small fires depends on the size of Black the extinguisher Dry Chemical – type AB(E) or B(E) Nil Contains Flammable liquid fires Type AB(E) only: do not powder Flammable gas fires use on cooking oils and fats Discharge period Fires involving live depends on the size of Type B(E) only: do not electrical equipment White the extinguisher use on combustible Type AB(E) only: solids combustible solids Type B(E) only: cooking oils and fats Wet Chemical Maintenance and Servicing Fire extinguishers are serviced/inspected twice per year as per AS 1851. Most fire extinguishers are serviced by a central contractor arranged through Infrastructure Services, Campus Services. Service requests should be forwarded to Infrastructure Services, Campus Services. Some campuses or locations other than Parkville may have a locally managed contractor. Under these arrangements the local contractor should be contacted with regards to service requests. For further information, contact your .
& FIRE Water Red (no band) Contains nine litres of water under pressure Discharge period of 60 - 100 seconds Combustible solids such as wood, paper, rubbish or textiles Flammable liquid fires Flammable gas fires Fires involving live electrical equipment Fires involving cooking oils or fats Use in an upright position Foam Blue Contains nine litres of an aqueous foam additive Discharge period of 40 – 90 seconds Flammable liquid fires such as petrol, oils and paint Flammable gas fires Fires involving live electrical equipment Use in upright position Carbon Dioxide Black Contains carbon dioxide Discharge period depends on the size of the extinguisher Fires involving live electrical equipment Flammable gas fires Fires involving cooking oils or fats Limited usefulness outdoors Best for small fires Dry Chemical – type AB(E) or B(E) White Contains powder Discharge period depends on the size of the extinguisher Flammable liquid fires Flammable gas fires Fires involving live electrical equipment Type AB(E) only: combustible solids Type B(E) only: cooking oils and fats Type AB(E) only: do not use on cooking oils and fats Type B(E) only: do not use on combustible solids Nil Wet Chemical Maintenance and Servicing Fire extinguishers are serviced/inspected twice per year as per AS 1851. Most fire extinguishers are serviced by a central contractor arranged through Infrastructure Services, Campus Services. Service requests should be forwarded to Infrastructure Services, Campus Services. Some campuses or locations other than Parkville may have a locally managed contractor. Under these arrangements the local contractor should be contacted with regards to service requests. For further information, contact your .
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