1、ICS 13.220.01Classification of fires(includes Amendment A1 : 2004)English version of DIN EN 2 : 1992 + A1 : 2004Brandklassen (enthlt nderung A1 : 2004)A comma is used as the decimal marker.National forewordThis standard has been prepared by CEN/TC 70 Manual means of fire fighting equipment (Secretar
2、iat:France).The responsible German body involved in its preparation was the Normenausschuss Feuerwehrwesen (FireFighting Standards Committee), Technical Committee Handbettigte Gerte fr die Brandbekmpfung.AmendmentsThis standard differs from the January 1993 edition in that class F for fires involvin
3、g cooking media has beenincluded.Previous editionsDIN 14406-1: 1955-07, 1956-08, 1958-02, 1964-04, 1976-11, 1983-02; DIN 14032: 1941x-04;DIN EN 2: 1973-02, 1985-06, 1993-01.DEUTSCHE NORM January 2005DIN EN 2 No part of this standard may be reproduced without the prior permission ofDIN Deutsches Inst
4、itut fr Normung e.V., Berlin. Beuth Verlag GmbH, 10772 Berlin, Germany,has the exclusive right of sale for German Standards (DIN-Normen).SupersedesJanuary 1993 edition.English price group 5www.din.dewww.beuth.de9626848Continued overleaf.Document comprises 3 pages.05.05English versionICS 13.220.01 Su
5、persedes EN 2 : 1992.Classification of fires(includes Amendment A1 : 2004) 2004. CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any meansreserved worldwide for CEN national members.Ref. No. EN 2 : 1992 + A1 : 2004 EBrandklassen (enthlt nderungA1 : 2004)This European Standard was approved by CEN o
6、n 1992-10-21 and AmendmentA1 on 2004-08-08.CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulationswhich stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of anational standard without any alteration.Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such
7、 national stand-ards may be obtained on application to the Management Centre or to anyCEN member.The European Standards exist in three official versions (English, French, German).A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of aCEN member into its own language and not
8、ified to the Management Centre hasthe same status as the official versions.CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, theCzech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary,Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Neth
9、erlands,Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, andthe United Kingdom.EN 2October 2004Management Centre: rue de Stassart 36, B-1050 BrusselsEuropean Committee for StandardizationComit Europen de NormalisationEuropisches Komitee fr NormungClasses de feux (amendementA
10、1 : 2004 inclus)+ A1October 1992Page 2EN 2 : 1992 + A1 : 2004Foreword to EN 2 : 1992This classification of fires was first established by CEN in 1968 in CENTRI 2/U1. It was subsequently submittedto ballot in November 1971 with a view to its being adopted as a European Standard and approved by CEN on
11、21 June 1972. On 19 March 1984, CEN adopted an amendment to EN 2 consisting of an addition of an intro-duction which has been extracted as a whole from ISO 3941 : 1977. This amendment was considered usefuland was requested by CEN/TC 70 at its meeting on 25/26 March 1982 in Milan, as certain countrie
12、s use or haveused a specific class of fire to designate fires in live electrical installations.At its meeting held in Paris on 29/30 January 1992, CEN/TC 70 has reconfirmed EN 2 without modifications.This version supersedes EN 2 : 1972.In accordance with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the nat
13、ional standards organizations of the follow-ing countries are bound to implement this European Standard:Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Nether-lands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.Foreword to EN 2
14、 : 1992/A1 : 2004This amendment to EN 2 : 1992 has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 70 Manual means of firefighting equipment, the Secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.This amendment shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or byendorse
15、ment, and conflicting national standards withdrawn, by April 2005 at the latest.In accordance with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the follow-ing countries are bound to implement this European Standard:Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmar
16、k, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary,Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.0 IntroductionThis standard defines classes of fire according to the m
17、aterial undergoing combustion. In consequence, it doesnot define a particular class of fire involving an electrical risk.1 ScopeThe present document classifies, in five categories, the different kinds of fire which can be defined in terms ofthe nature of the fuel. Such a classification if particular
18、ly useful in the context of firefighting by means of anextinguisher.2 Definition and designation of classes of fireThe following designations are for the purpose of classifying fires of different nature and of simplifying spokenand written reference to them :Class A: Fires involving solid materials,
19、 usually of an organic nature, in which combustion normally takesplace with the formation of glowing embers.Class B: Fires involving liquids or liquefiable solids.Class C: Fires involving gases.Class D: Fires involving metals.Class F: Fires involving cooking media (vegetable or animal oils and fats) in cookingappliances.
