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INDIAN SCENARIO

PRODUCT COVERAGE

FINAL CRITERIA FOR PRODUCTS AS ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY

ECOMARK CRITERIA FOR FIRE-EXTINGUISHERS

(The Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II-Section 3(i), No. 160,April 1, 1999) 

1. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

Any fire extinguisher having BIS standard mark qualifies for consideration of Ecomark. Following are the BIS Standards for portable and mobile fire extinguishers : 

IS 940:1989

Portable Fire Extinguishers Water Type (Gas Cartridge) 

IS 2171:1985

Portable Fire Extinguishers Dry Powder Type (Cartridge) 

IS 2878:1986

Fire Extinguishers Carbon Dioxide Type (Portable and Trolly - Mounted)

IS 6234:1986

Portable Fire Extinguishers Water Type (Stored Pressure) 

IS 10204:1982

Portable Fire Extinguishers Mechanical Foam Type

IS 10658:1983

Higher Capacity Dry Powder Fire Extinguishers (Trolly-Mounted  

IS 11833:1986

Dry Powder Fire Extinguishers for Metal Fires 

IS 13385:1992

Specifications for Fire Extinguishers 50 litre Wheel-Mounted Water type (Gas Cartridge)

IS 13386:1992

Specifications for Fire Extinguishers 50 litre Mechanical Foam Type

IS 13849:1993

Portable Fire Extinguishers Dry Powder Type (Constant Pressure) 

1.2 The product manufacturer must produce the consent clearance as per provision of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Cess Act, 1977 and Air (Prevetnion & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, respectively, along with authorisation if required under Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, and the rules made thereunder to the Bureau of Indian Standards while applying for Ecomark.

1.3 The product may display in brief the criteria based on which the product has been awarded Ecomark.

1.4 The product may be sold along with instructions for proper use so as to maximise product performance with statutory warning, if any, minimise waste and method of safe disposal.

1.5 The material used for product packaging (excluding refills) shall be recyclable, reusable or biodegradable. 

1.6 The product must display a list of critical ingredients in descending order of quantity present in percent by weight. The list of such critical ingredients shall be identified by the Bureau of Indian Standards. 

2. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS :

2.1

The fire extinguishers shall not contain any Ozone Depleting Substance (ODS) relevant to fire extinguishers industry as identified under the Montreal Protocol (Annexure A). 

2.2

Gas-based extinguishing media once discharged in the atmosphere should not have atmospheric life time of more than a year (Annexure B). 

2.3

Chemicals used should not have global warming potential (Annexure C). 

2.4

The metallic body and other metal parts of the fire extinguishers shall be free of lead or lead alloys. 

2.5

The coatings used for the metallic part shall not be formulated with mercury and mercury compounds or be tinted with pigments of lead, cadmium, chromium VI and their oxides. Excluded are natural impurities or impurities entailed by the production process up-to the amount of 0.1 percent by weight which are contained in the raw material.

Note: CO2 extinguishers may be permitted till suitable substitutes are available.

Annexure A

 

LIST OF OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCES(ODS)

CONTROLLED BY MONTREAL PROTOCOL

Trade Name

ODP

Halon 1211

3.0

Halon 1301

10.0

Halon 2402

6.0

CFC-11

1.0

CFC-12

1.0

CFC-113

0.8

CFC-114

1.0

CFC-115

0.6

CCl4

1.1

C2H3C13

0.1

CFC-13

1.0

CFC-111

1.0

CFC-112

1.0

CFC-211

1.0

CFC-212

1.0

CFC-213

1.0

CFC-214

1.0

CFC-215

1.0

CFC-216

1.0

CFC-217

1.0

Methyl Bromide

0.6

 

Note: ODP values are relative to CFC-11 which has been assigned arbitrary value of 1.0

Annexure B
LIST OF ATMOSPHERIC LIFE TIME OF GAS-BASED AGENTS

Trade name

Designation
Atmospheric Life Time (Year) 

Halon - 13001

(CF 31)

< 1 day

NAFS III

HCFC (Blend A)

12

FE 25

HCFC-125

36 

FE 241

FCFC-124

6

FE 36

HFC-227 fa

250

FE 13

HFC-23

250

FM 200

HFC-227 EA

41

CEA 410

FC-3-1-10

2600

Halon 1301

Halon 1301

65

Inergen

IG 541

-

Argonite

IG 55

-

Argon

IG-01

-

 

Annexure C

LIST OF SUBSTANCES HAVING GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL (GWP)

Trade Name

GWP (100 years) Vs CO2

Halon 1301

5600

Inergen

-

Argonite

-

Argon

-

CEA 410

5500

FM 200

3300

FE 13

12100

FE 36

8000

FE 241

480

FE 25

3200

NAFS III

1450

CF 31

<5

Incorporation of the Ecomark requirements in the relevant BIS standards, are under process.

 
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