NZS 4503:2005
Hand operated fire-fighting equipment
Standards New Zealand
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Sections
- 1.1Scope
- 1.2Objective
- 1.3Application
- 1.4Definitions
- 2.1Training for use of equipment
- 2.2Selection
- 2.3Location
- 2.4Signs
- 2.5Distribution
- 2.6Installation
- 2.7Commissioning
- 2.8Inspection, testing, maintenance and surveys
- 3.1General
- 3.2Selection
- 3.3Location
- 3.4Signs
- 3.5Distribution
- 3.6Household units and suites
- 3.7Installation
- 3.8Commissioning procedure
- 3.9Record of installation
- 3.10Selection and distribution of fire extinguishers in vehicles and pleasure craft
- 4.1General
- 4.2Selection
- 4.3Location
- 4.4Signs
- 4.5Distribution
- 4.6Installation
- 4.7Commissioning procedure
- 4.8Record of installation
- 5.1General
- 5.2Selection
- 5.3Location
- 5.4Signs
- 5.5Distribution
- 5.6Installation
- 5.7Commissioning procedures
- 5.8Record of installation
- 6.1Scope and general
- 6.2Procedures and precautions
- 6.3Frequency
- 6.4Inspection, testing, maintenance and survey schedules
- 6.5Records and evidence of compliance
- 7.1Scope and general
- 7.2Procedures and precautions
- 7.3Frequency
- 7.4Inspection, testing, maintenance and survey schedules
- 7.5Records and evidence of compliance
- 8.1Scope and general
- 8.2Procedures and precautions
- 8.3Frequency
- 8.4Inspection, testing, maintenance and survey schedule
- 8.5Records and evidence of compliance
- 2.1– Frequency tolerances
- 3.1– Minimum rating, classification and distribution of fire extinghuishers for Class A fire hazards
- 3.2– Minimum rating, classification and distribution of fire extinguishers for Class B fire hazards
- 3.3– Minimum rating of fire extinguishers for Class F fire hazards
- 3.4– Minimum rating, classification and number of fire extinguishers for vehicles/vessels
- 4.1– Fire hose reel selection
- 4.2– Minimum discharge rates and supply pipe sizes
- 6.1– Inspection schedule, fire extinguishers
- 6.2– Testing schedules, fire extinguishers
- 6.3– Maintenance schedule, fire extinguishers
- 6.4– Survey schedule, fire extinguishers
- 7.1– Inspection schedule, fire hose reels
- 7.2– Testing schedule, fire hose reels
- 7.3– Survey schedule, fire hose reels
- 8.1– Inspection schedule, fire blankets
- J1– Preferred extinguishers for given hazards
- J2– Fire extinguisher selection chart
- 2.1– Out of service tags
- 2.2– Maintenance record tag
- 3.1– Typical fire point
- 3.2– Typical mobile fire point
- 3.3– Mounting heights for portable fire extinguishers and location signs
- 4.1– Water supply reticulation – Combined services
- 4.2– Typical arrangement of fixed hose reel type
- 4.3– Fixed hose reel clearance
- G1– Blazon background
- G2– Equipment symbols
- G3– Equipment wording
- G4– Safe condition signs – white symbols on a green field
- G5– Prohibition signs – black symbols on a white field with a red diagonal bar and border
- G6– Sign examples
- L1– Typical fire hose reel pumpset