PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-496
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 496
MARCH 1994
!
ecause stored batt ries are a fire
hazard, you've goT to keep The coRRecT
FIe exTinguisher on hand.
SB
11-6,
Primary Bat-
tery Supply and Man-
agemenT Data (Apr 93)±
TeLls you to haVe eXTin²
guishers in all ³aTTery
.±
²:
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³
storage areas´ But
´
,µ
;¶
youµVe goT to haVe
The righT type o¶ eX·
tinguisher fOr a specific batte¸y.
Here are the extingUishers To use
¹r the batteries yoU sTore:
Carbon dioxide. Can be
used oN all types of
baTery fires±
0·775±²27
Dry chemi²al³ Recom-
mended fo´ flammable
liquId and gas Fires±
A
good gene´al purpose
extinguIsher± Can
b
Used on all µypes oF
baTe¶ fIres·
Ot³3´9
D¶ cHeMical.
PS
4µ¶
Re²ommended fo¸
lI¹iUm baTery ºrEs±
Before ordering any ¶ire extinguisherº
ask your local DEH (may ³e caLLed
D»W¼ fire marshaL fOr adVice½ He¾Ll
heLp yoU wiTh a pLan to preVent and
controL baTTeRy fires based on the k¿nd o¶
³atteries you're sToring± The sTorage
¶aciliTy and the location of The locaL ¶¿re
depaÀtmenT.
¸²
MaR µ4
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