European Committee for Standardization

Portable fire extinguishers - Part 10: Provisions for evaluating the conformity of a portable fire extinguisher to EN 3-7
 N EN 3-10

Annotation

This European Standard specifies the minimum requirements for attesting the conformity of portable fire extinguishers to EN 3-7, as well as the requirements for the quality and production control of the fire extinguishers.

It specifies the documentation to be provided regarding:

— identification of the applicant;

— identification of the manufacturer, if not the applicant;

— identification of subcontractor(s), if applicable;

— identification of the extinguisher;

— documents provided with the extinguisher;

— CE marking;

— quality management system;

— extinguishing media toxicological information.

It specifies methods for:

— type testing;

— factory assessment;

— controls during production.

NOTE 1 A test report and a satisfactory audit supporting documentation could form the basis for an applicant to request a certification of his product from an EA accredited certification body. Additional requirements can be made by national regulations and/or quality marks.