Sentences with phrase «halons not»

Firefighters have called on the world's users of halons not to destroy the ozone - depleting chemicals — or worse, release them into the air — as old fire - extinguishing systems are junked.

Not exact matches

The company has trained workers to use water to fight electrical switchgear fires if halon is not available, the report said, raising the risk of flooding in adjacent rooms with electrical controls because flood doors have not been established.

Because halon displaces oxygen, it extinguished electrical, grease and other fires that water alone could not, says Robert Kaul, ARA Safety's technical director.

Bromotrifluoromethane (CF3Br, or halon 1301) is a close cousin to halon 1211, but has a much lower boiling point and toxic level — properties that have made halon 1301 the firefighting chemical of choice for applications where sprinklers can not be used.

EU ODS Regulations * No change to halon critical use list but EC chaired regulatory committee given authority to change the list and / or set time limits * DG Environment proposal contains the following end dates for aviation critical uses o Cargo compartment fixed systems — can not be installed on new aircraft after 2015, end of critical use exemption is 2030 o Cabin / crew compartment portables — 2010, 2015 o Engine nacelles and APU — 2010, 2030 o Lavatory (potty bottles)-- 2008, 2015 o Dry bays — 2010, 2030; Inert fuel tanks — 2008, 2030