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DIVISION 3. MANUFACTURE AND SALE OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
SECTION 10.5.3.1
SCOPE
This Division prescribes the guidelines for the regulation of fire safety measures
in the manufacture, sale, servicing and maintenance of fire extinguishers,
including but not limited to prescribing standards and requirements thereof.
SECTION 10.5.3.2
MANUFACTURE AND SALE
No person shall engage in the manufacture, sale or servicing of extinguishers
unless a permit or license is first obtained from the Department of Trade and
Industry (DTI). A fire safety inspection certificate (FSIC) to be issued by the
City/Municipal Fire Marshal having jurisdiction shall be prerequisite before the
grant of a license to manufacture by the DTI.
A FSIC shall be issued only upon payment of two per centum (2%) of the
manufacturer’s/dealer’s/servicing firm’s gross sales.
A. Standards
1. All locally manufactured fire extinguishers shall be classified, tested
and rated in accordance with the Philippine National Standards (PNS)
No. 27:1984, Rules for Classification, Fire Testing and Rating of Portable
Fire Extinguishers. Provided that in the absence, non-coverage or
limitation of existing PNS on other quality standard requirements,
adoption of other internationally accepted standards and/or
alignment to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
norms shall be applicable for its manufacture, including but not
limited to its containers (cylinders or tanks), types of chemical
extinguishing agents used, accessories and ancillary devices.
2. All extinguishers that are made and imported from other countries shall
be considered acceptable when manufactured in accordance with
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) norms and/or
internationally accepted standards and/or listings or certifications,
such as, but not limited to the following agencies:
a. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
b. Underwriter Laboratory, Incorporated (UL)
c. Factory Manual, Incorporated (FM)
d. American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
e. Loss Prevention Certification Board (LPC or LPCB)
f.
European Committee for Standardization (CE or CEN)
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