What is this PAS about?
It covers requirements and test methods for a new type of lightweight fire-extinguishing unit which can be used by a single person to put out cooker fires involving chip pans and deep fat fryers. Quick application of such a hand-applied unit could help to prevent the escalation of a small fire into a more serious fire. It might also prevent the burns that can result from handling a kitchen pan which has been subjected to fire.
Who is this PAS for?
Why should you use this PAS?
The aim is to help this area of the fire prevention industry to grow with a series of established benchmarks promoting good practice for manufacturers and for the production of hand-applied units of a consistent and industry-accepted quality.
The PAS specifies requirements and test methods for hand-applied units containing a non-toxic liquid medium used to extinguish and cool Class F fires in open-top cooking appliances (e.g. chip pans, deep fat fryers) that involve cooking media (vegetable or animal oils and fats) up to a volume of 3 L or up to a volume of 5 L.
It covers non-pressurized hand-applied units that are not reusable and that are intended for use by one person. It covers testing for electric shock, durability and inappropriate use.
Hand-applied units can be used as part of a wider fire prevention system. British Standards such as BS EN 1869, BS 7944 and the BS EN 3 series were used to inform the development of this PAS.
What’s changed since the last update?
This version incorporates Corrigendum No. 1 which makes changes to Clauses 6.1, E.5.8 and E.5.13. The figure 200⁰ C has been corrected to 300⁰ C as the piloted ignition temperature of oil is above 300⁰ C. It is the “fire point” and not the “flashpoint” from Kirk’s fire investigation (9) that should have originally been referenced.