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http://dx.doi.org/10.7731/KIFSE.2012.26.3.091

Analysis of the Precautionary Measures and Causes on Explosion Accidents of a Old Dry Chemical Powder Extinguisher  

Lee, Eui-Pyeong (Dept. of Fire Safety Engineering, Jeonju Univ.)
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Fire Science and Engineering / v.26, no.3, 2012 , pp. 91-99 More about this Journal
Abstract
Fatal injuries and deaths have occurred resulting from the operation or disassembling of a powder extinguishers in Korea. If a rusted powder extinguisher is exploded during operation or disassembling, it rises to the air like a rocket and hits a head, chest, or neck part of an operator, resulting in his (her) death or injury. In this study examines the explosion accident cases of a powder fire extinguisher and analyzes their causes, reactions to explosion, and precautionary measures. And in this paper suggests 1) no using of old fire extinguishers in fire drill or education, 2) education and public information on danger of old fire extinguishers, 3) indication of explosion danger to cartridge-type dry chemical powder fire extinguishers had already placed to buildings etc., 4) obligatory indication of durable years on fire extinguishers, 5) examination for introduction of system that do hydraulic pressure test about fire extinguishers that given period past, 6) construction of system that reclaim old fire extinguishers, 7) construction of system that recycle or reuse old fire extinguishers, and 8) operation of help desk related to old fire extinguishers as precautionary measure of fire extinguisher explosion accidents.
Keywords
Fire extinguisher; Powder fire extinguisher; Fatal accident due to fire extinguisher;
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