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Other question, are there Halon detectors that tell you when it is safe? Or just like in MRI/NMR rooms simple oxygen meters.
by ta988 5y ago
Other question, are there Halon detectors that tell you when it is safe? Or just like in MRI/NMR rooms simple oxygen meters.
- Someone 5y agoNitpick: it’s unlikely this uses Halon. https://fireandsafetycentre.co.uk/blogs/extinguisher-types/halon-fire-extinguishers https://fireandsafetycentre.co.uk/blogs/extinguisher-types/h...: “The EU ban on the use of Halon in fire extinguishers actually came into force in October 2000 and was implemented in the UK in 2003, as a result of scientific research linking Halon and other CFC’s to Ozone depletion. The ban in practice is not total. Existing owners and users of Halon 1211 portable fire extinguishers may be able to claim exemption to the EU ban for certain “Critical Uses”. Broadly speaking this includes limited applications within the aircraft industry, military / armed forces, petrochemical industry and some specific marine applications“ Chances are this facility was built after 2000. I think that makes it extremely unlikely it can claim exemption. See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_Protocol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_Protocol, which says “The Vienna Convention and the Montreal Protocol have each been ratified by 196 nations and the European Union, making them the first universally ratified treaties in United Nations history”
- MaxBarraclough 5y agoFrom the linked article, they're presumably using either CO2 or 'FE-36' then?
- ta988 5y agoI didn't know that, thanks next time I buy extiguishers for electronics I'll pay more attention.