These Guidelines give the requirements for planning, installation, and maintenance of stationary CO2 fire extinguishing systems (in the following called extinguishing system) when used for the protection of buildings, industrial manufacturing plants, and as an extension or modification of the existing system.
The requirements and recommendations of these Guidelines are also applicable to any addition, extension, repair, maintenance, or other modification of theexisting system.
These guidelines specify the requirements for carbon dioxide (in the following CO2) stored as a liquid under pressure and discharged as a gas.
They have been developed by prevention bodies, under the initiative of the insurers or their representatives grouped at European level in the Insurance Europe Prevention Forum:https://www.insuranceeurope.eu/prevention-forum
The prevention bodies are:
- ANPI asbl, Belgium,
- CEPREVEN, Spain,
- CNPP, France,
- DBI, Denmark,
- FPA (Fire Protection Association), United Kingdom,
- VdS Schadenverhütung GmbH, Germany.
