ADR special provision 225

Fire extinguishers may contain actuating cartridges (1.4C/1.4S) up to 3.2 g propellant per unit and stay Class 2; covers portable to wheeled units.

Fire extinguishers under this entry may hold installed actuating cartridges (cartridges, power device, 1.4C or 1.4S) without leaving Class 2 group A or O, provided the deflagrating propellant totals no more than 3.2 g per extinguishing unit. They must be made, tested, approved and labelled under the rules of the country of manufacture, which may also mean those of the country of use. The covered types are listed in (a) to (e). Pressure receptacles of gas for these extinguishers, or for fixed fire-fighting installations, must meet Chapter 6.2 and all rules for the relevant goods when carried on their own.

Conditions

• (a) Portable fire extinguishers handled and operated by hand, even with parts such as hoses and nozzles temporarily detached, provided the pressurized containers stay safe and the unit is still identified as a portable extinguisher.
• (b) Fire extinguishers for fitting in aircraft.
• (c) Fire extinguishers on wheels for manual handling.
• (d) Fire extinguishing equipment or machinery on wheels or wheeled platforms, or units carried like small trailers.
• (e) Fire extinguishers made up of a non-rollable pressure drum and equipment, loaded or unloaded by fork lift or crane.

Note. Provision runs across pages 614-615.

Refers to: 2.2.2.1.3; Chapter 6.2.

Carried by 1 Table A entry

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