ANSI CAN ULC-S508-2-2002 STANDARD FOR THE RATING AND FIRE TESTING OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS (Fourth Edition Including Amendment 1 December 17 2004 Amendment 2 June 1 2007 Amendment 3 A.pdf

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18、 CANADA EST DISPONIBLE EN VERSIONS FRANAISE ET ANGLAISEULC StandardsCAN/ULC-S508Fourth EditionUnderwriters Laboratories Inc.ANSI/UL 711Seventh EditionStandard for Rating and Fire Testing of Fire ExtinguishersAUGUST 14, 2002(Title Reprinted on December 18, 2013)This common standard has been jointly r

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29、FIRE EXTINGUISHERSName Affiliation Region CategoryL. Bourgeois TriTop Inc. Quebec General InterestJ. Di Filippo Kidde Canada Canada ProducerG. Ferris Protection R.T Inc. Quebec ProducerF. Goodnight Fire Equipment ManufacturingAssociationUSA ProducerM. Gravel Department of NationalDefenceCanada UserD

30、 Horne Office of the Ontario FireMarshallOntario RegulatorM. Kohli Human Resources and SocialDevelopment CanadaCanada RegulatorB. Levitt Levitt-Saftey Limited Canada ProducerN. Murray Consumers Association ofCanadaCanada UserG. Robichaud Regie du Batiment du Quebec Quebec RegulatorR. Mariner Strike

31、 First Corporation Canada ProducerG. Schultz City of Toronto Ontario RegulatorK. Steger SCM-RMS Technical Services Canada General InterestW. Stewart Canadian Fire SafetyAssociationCanada General InterestG. Vestergom Unifoam Company Ltd. Canada ProducerC. Genge Retro Energy Innovations Ltd. British C

32、olumbia Associate (Non-Voting)A. Kim National Research Council ofCanadaCanada Associate (Non-Voting)F. Leber LRI Inc. Canada Associate (Non-Voting)G. Laverick UL LLC. USA Associate (Non-Voting)M. Ramlochan (ProjectManager)ULC Standards Canada Non-VotingThis list represents the membership at the time

33、 the Committee balloted on the final text of this edition.Since that time, changes in the membership may have occurred.No Text on This PageCONTENTSULC Preamble 5Preface .8A INTRODUCTION .91 Scope 92 Units of Measurement 93 Reference Publications .94 Glossary 95 Ratings 10B PERFORMANCE 116 General 11

34、7 Class A extinguishers 118 Class B extinguishers 169 Class C extinguishers .1810 Class D extinguishers and agents 2011 Class K extinguishers 25C TABLES 26D FIGURES .29ANNEX A (NORMATIVE)A1 Reference Standards .A1AUGUST 14, 2002 CAN/ULC-S508 ANSI/UL 711 7PrefaceThis is the common UL and ULC Standard

35、 for Rating and Fire Testing of Fire Extinguishers. It is the fourthedition of CAN/ULC-S508, including Amendment 3, and the seventh edition of ANSI/UL 711.This Joint Standard was prepared by Underwriters Laboratories Inc., ULC Standards, and the UL/ULCExtinguisher Technical Harmonization Committee.

36、The efforts and support of the Harmonization TechnicalCommittee are gratefully acknowledged.Only metric SI units of measurement are used in this Standard. If a value for measurement is followed bya value in other units in parentheses, the second value may be approximate. The first stated value is th

37、erequirement.In Canada, there are two official languages, English and French. All safety warnings must be in Frenchand English. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some Canadian authorities may require additionalmarkings and/or installation instructions to be in both official languages.Note:

38、Although the intended primary application of this Standard is stated in its Scope, it is importantto note that it remains the responsibility of the users of the Standard to judge its suitability for theirparticular purpose.Level of harmonizationThis Standard is published as an identical standard bet

39、ween UL and ULC Standards. An identicalstandard is a standard that is the same in technical content except for conflicts in Codes andGovernmental Regulations. Presentation shall be word for word except for editorial changes.InterpretationsThe interpretation by the SDO of an identical or equivalent s

40、tandard shall be based on the literal text todetermine compliance with the standard in accordance with the procedural rules of the SDO. If more thanone interpretation of the literal text has been identified, a revision shall be proposed as soon as possibleto each of the SDOs to more accurately refle

41、ct the intent.UL Effective DateA UL effective date is established by Underwriters Laboratories Inc. and is not part of the ANSI approvedstandard.AUGUST 14, 2002CAN/ULC-S508 ANSI/UL 7118A INTRODUCTION1 Scope1.1 These requirements cover rating, and performance during fire tests, of fire extinguishers

42、intended foruse in attacking Class A, B, C, D, and K fires as defined herein. These requirements also coverperformance during fire tests of fire extinguishing agents for application on Class D fires. The ultimaterating of an extinguisher or the prescribed use of an extinguisher or fire extinguishing

43、 agent is based onits fire-extinguishing potential as determined by fire tests and presupposes installation and use inaccordance in the United States with the Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers, NFPA 10, and with theNational Fire Code of Canada.1.2 Fire extinguishers, fire extinguishing agents

44、 or both shall also comply with the requirements forconstruction and performance as applicable to specific types, designs, sizes, and arrangements. Suchadditional requirements include UL8/CAN/ULC-S554, UL154/ CAN/ULC S503, UL299/ CAN/ULC S504,UL 626/ CAN/ULC S507, and UL2129/ CAN/ULC S566 and are n

45、ot within the scope of theserequirements.2 Units of Measurement2.1 The metric unit shall be designated as the official unit for purposes of this standard. Where values ofmeasurement are specified in both SI and English units, either unit is used. In cases of dispute, the metricunit shall be used.3 R

46、eference Publications3.1 See Annex A for a list of publications referenced in this standard. Any undated reference to a codeor standard appearing in the requirements of this standard shall be interpreted as referring to the latestedition of that code or standard. When the latest edition of a standar

47、d is not applicable, the appropriateedition is indicated accordingly in Annex A.4 Glossary4.1 For the purpose of this standard the following definitions apply.4.2 AFFF Aqueous film-forming foam.4.3 AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE The temperature at which the test fuel ignites automatically.4.4 CONTROL A re

48、duction in fire intensity of approximately 90 percent.4.5 EFFECTIVE DISCHARGE The time of discharge of extinguishing agent from the extinguisheruntil gas point.4.6 FFFP Film-forming fluoroprotein.4.7 GAS POINT The point in time when the discharge changes from the extinguishing agent alone toa gas an

49、d extinguishing agent combination.4.8 LETTER DESIGNATIONS The letter designates the general class of fire for which theextinguisher or agent is acceptable:AUGUST 14, 2002 CAN/ULC-S508 ANSI/UL 711 9Class A Fires Fires that involve ordinary combustible materials such as wood, cloth, paper,rubber, and many plastics.Class B Fires Fires that involve flammable liquids, oils, petroleum greases, tars, oil-basepaints, solvents, lacquers, alcohols, and flammable gases.Class C Fires Fires that involve energized e