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Obstructed Fire Tests on Hand-Held Fire Extinguishers for Recreational Boats

H. M. Hollingsworth

Tests were conducted to investigate the effect that an obstruction to direct access to a fire (such as the engine in a boat's engine compartment) might have on the effectiveness of extinguishing a fire with hand-held fire extinguishers. The tests were conducted by first determining what size obstructed fire could be extinguished by a trained operator and then by an untrained operator. It was found that an obstruction to direct access to the base of a fire has a significant impact on the effectiveness of some fire extinguishers. The effectiveness of chemical type extinguishers was more severely affected than gaseous types. (Author)

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Obstructed Fire Tests on Hand-Held Fire Extinguishers for Recreational Boats

H. M. Hollingsworth

Tests were conducted to investigate the effect that an obstruction to direct access to a fire (such as the engine in a boat's engine compartment) might have on the effectiveness of extinguishing a fire with hand-held fire extinguishers. The tests were conducted by first determining what size obstructed fire could be extinguished by a trained operator and then by an untrained operator. It was found that an obstruction to direct access to the base of a fire has a significant impact on the effectiveness of some fire extinguishers. The effectiveness of chemical type extinguishers was more severely affected than gaseous types. (Author)

Obstructed Fire Tests on Hand-Held Fire Extinguishers for Recreational Boats

H. M. Hollingsworth

Tests were conducted to investigate the effect that an obstruction to direct access to a fire (such as the engine in a boat's engine compartment) might have on the effectiveness of extinguishing a fire with hand-held fire extinguishers. The tests were conducted by first determining what size obstructed fire could be extinguished by a trained operator and then by an untrained operator. It was found that an obstruction to direct access to the base of a fire has a significant impact on the effectiveness of some fire extinguishers. The effectiveness of chemical type extinguishers was more severely affected than gaseous types. (Author)

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Title:

Obstructed Fire Tests on Hand-Held Fire Extinguishers for Recreational Boats

Contributors:

H. M. Hollingsworth (author)

Publication date:

1975

Size:

26 pages

Type of media:

Report

Type of material:

No indication

Language:

English

Keywords:

Marine Engineering , Industrial Safety Engineering , Fire extinguishers , Boats , Recreation , Hand held , Sizes(Dimensions) , Effectiveness , Operators(Personnel) , Training , Chemicals , Gases , Marine engines , Recreation boats , Obstruction(General)

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