FIRE SUPPRESSANT DISPERSING DEVICES

SP 407

Fire suppressant dispersing devices are articles which contain a pyrotechnic substance, which are intended to disperse a fire extinguishing agent (or aerosol) when activated, and which do not contain any other dangerous goods. These articles, as packaged for carriage, shall fulfil the criteria for Division 1.4, Compatibility Group S, when tested in accordance with test series 6 (c) of Section 16 of Part I of the Manual of Tests and Criteria. The device shall be carried with either the means of activation removed or equipped with at least two independent means to prevent accidental activation. Fire suppressant dispersing devices shall only be assigned to Class 9, UN No. 3559 if the following additional conditions are met: (a) The device meets the exclusion criteria in 2.2.1.1.8.2 (b), (c) and (d); (b) The suppressant is deemed safe for normally occupied spaces in compliance with international or regional standards (e.g. the United States of America National Fire Protection Association standard for fixed aerosol fireextinguishing systems NFPA 2010); (c) The article is packaged in a manner such that when activated, temperatures of the outside of the package do not exceed 200 °C; (d) This entry is used only with the approval of the competent authority of the country of manufacture3. This entry does not apply to "SAFETY DEVICES, electrically initiated" described in special provision 280 (UN No. 3268).