NATIONAL STANDARD

OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

GB

Code for Design of Extinguisher

Distribution in Buildings

GB 50140-2005

Chief Editorial Department: Ministry of Public Security of the People's Republic of China Approving
Department: Ministry of Construction of the People's Republic of China Date of implementation: October 1st,
2005
Beijing 2005

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 NOTICE
This code is written in Chinese and English. The Chinese text shall be taken as the ruling one in
the event of any inconsistency between the Chinese text and the English text.

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 Notice of Promulgation for Ministry of Construction of the People's

Republic of China
No. 355
Notice on Promulgation of National Standard "Design Code for Fire Extinguisher Distribution of
Buildings"
Hence the new code "Design Code for Fire Extinguisher Distribution of Buildings" has been
approved as a national standard with a serial number of GB50140-2005, which shall come into
force upon October 1st, 2005. Herein, Clauses 4.1.3, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.2.5, 5.1.1, 5.1.5,
5.2.1, 5.2.2, 6.1.1, 6.2.1, 6.2.2, 7.1.2, 7.1.3 are mandatory clauses, which must be forced strictly.
At the same time, the former "Design Code for Fire Extinguisher Distribution of Buildings" GBJ
140-90 is abolished.
This Code is published and issued by China Planning Publishing House under the
organization of the Institute of Norm and Ration of the Ministry of Construction of the People's
Republic of China.
Ministry of Construction of the People's Republic of China
July 15th, 2005

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 Preface
This Code is compiled by Shanghai Fire Research Institute of Ministry of Public Security
together with units concerned through a complete revision of the former national standard "Design
Code of Fire Extinguisher Distribution of Buildings" GBJ 140-90 according to requirements in the
"Notice on Printing and Distributing National Standard Laying Down and Revision Plan for
Engineering Construction from Year 2000 to 2001, Document JB [2001] No. 087 of Ministry of
Construction.
During the period of compiling of this Code, the compiling group examined and approved
this Code finally on the basis of discussion again and again and revising carefully together with
units concerned referring to related similar code both home and abroad and after extensive
investigation and communication with scientific research, design and using units several times as
well as taking counsel widely, taking in design and application experience of fire extinguisher
distributions of buildings both at home and abroad in combination with current project practical
situation in China.
There are 7 chapters, 13 sections and 6 appendixes in this Code. The main contents for the
complete revision of this time shall be as follows:
(1) Added the chapter of" Terms and Symbols"; (2)Added "water-type extinguisher for fire
B", changed the status that water-type extinguisher is only used for fire A , not for fire B in the
past; (3) the height which fire extinguisher to the ground has been changed from 0.15m and above
to 0.08m; (4) the location of fire extinguisher with sight line obstacle shall be provided with
luminous signs indicating the location; (5)Basic principle of distribution of fire extinguisher
category A; (6) Basic principle of distribution of fire extinguisher category B; (7) Coefficient of
reduction and distribution of fire extinguisher; (8) Design and calculation procedure of fire
extinguisher distribution of buildings; (9) Changed " extinguishing effective degree of fire
extinguisher" to "extinguishing efficiency and common use of fire extinguisher" and use it as one
of factors of fire extinguisher selection; (10) When different kinds of fires existing in the same
place, shall select general fire extinguisher; (1 l)Deleted the clause on alkyl halide fire
extinguisher; (12) Added stipulations that location and numbers of fire extinguisher distribution
shall be determined according to maximum travel distance of fire extinguisher.
If this Code needs to be revised in part, information and clause on revision in part shall be
published in the magazine named "Engineering Construction Standardization".
Clauses in bold face letter in this Code shall be mandatory and be implemented strictly.
Ministry of Construction shall be responsible for management and interpretation of mandatory
clauses; Fire Administration of Ministry of Public Security shall be responsible for daily
management; Shanghai Fire Research Institute of Ministry of Public Security shall be responsible
for interpretation of details. During the implementation of this Code, each unit shall summarize
experience in combination with actual engineering situation and mail suggestion and comments to
Management Group (Address: 601#, Zhongshan Road 2 (South), Shanghai City, China. Post Code:
200032, Fax: 021-54961900) of "Design Code for Fire Extinguisher Distribution of Buildings" of
Shanghai Fire Research Institute of Ministry of Public Security if find out any part to be amended
or supplemented for reference in future revision

Compiling unit, assistance unit and main draft person; Compiled by: Fire Administration of

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Xizang Autonomous Region
Assisted by: Fire Administration of Xizang Autonomous Region
Beijing Huayu Engineering Co., Ltd of China Coal International
Engineering Group
Handan Public Security Fire Administration
Shenzhen Public Security Fire Administration
People's Armed Police Forces of China
Qingdao Public Security Fire Administration
Chongqing Fire Administration
Beijing Fire Scientific Research Institute
Dalian Public Security Fire Administration
Nanjing Banqiao Fire Fighting Equipment Factory
Anhui Huaxing Wuhu Tieshan Fire Fighting Group
Main draft persons: Hu Chuanping Tang Zhuhua Liu Baoping Zhu
Rong NanJianglin Zhang Zhili Guo Xiuyan Chen Qingyuan Zhang Xuekui
Zhao Rui Liu Kang Gao Xiaobin Yi Yongsheng Wang Baowei Zhao
Lunyuan Xi Zhengyu

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 Contents
1 General..........................................................................................................................................1
2 Terms and Symbols ......................................................................................................................1
2.1 Terms...................................................................................................................................1
2.2 Symbols...............................................................................................................................1
3 Type of Fire and Hazard Rating in Distribution Place of Fire Extinguisher..........................2
3.1 Type of Fire.........................................................................................................................2
3.2 Hazard Rating .....................................................................................................................2
4 Selection of Fire Extinguisher .....................................................................................................3
4.1 General ................................................................................................................................3
4.2 Type Selection of Fire Extinguisher....................................................................................3
5 Provision of Fire Extinguisher ....................................................................................................3
5.1 General ................................................................................................................................3
5.2 Maximum Travel Distance of Fire Extinguisher.................................................................4
6 Distribution of Fire Extinguisher ...............................................................................................4
6.1 General................................................................................................................................4
7 Extinguisher Distribution Design and Calculation ...................................................................5
7.1 General................................................................................................................................5
7.2 Calculation unit ...................................................................................................................5
7.3 Distribution design calculation ...........................................................................................5
Appendix A Basic Index Examples of type, specification and fire rating of fire extinguisher
distributed for building ..................................................................................................................7
Appendix B Legend of fire extinguisher distribution design.......................................................9
Appendix C Danger rating examples of distribution places of industrial fire extinguisher ...11
Appendix D Danger rating examples of distribution places of fire extinguisher for civil
building ..........................................................................................................................................15
Appendix E Examples of incompatible extinguishing agents....................................................17
Appendix F Examples of civil building places where distribution of halon fire extinguisher is
unnecessary....................................................................................................................................18
Explanation on wording in this code ...........................................................................................20

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 1 General
1.0.1 In order to distribute reasonably fire extinguisher of buildings (hereafter abbreviated to fire
extinguisher), put out effectively incipient fire of industrial and civil buildings, reduce fire losses
and protect personal and property safety, we laid down this Code.
1.0.2 This Code applies to new, rebuilding and expanding industrial and civil buildings for
production, usage or storage of combustible.
This Code is not applicable for factory or warehouse for production and storage of explosive,
ammunition, blasting supply and fireworks & firecrackers.
1.0.3 Type, size, quantity and place of fire extinguisher to be distributed shall be contents of fire
engineering design and indicated in engineering drawings.
1.0.4 Distribution of fire extinguisher shall meet current relevant national code and standard
besides this Code.

2 Terms and Symbols

2.1 Terms
2.1.1 Distribution place of fire extinguisher
Place where fire extinguisher to be distributed for existing combustible gas, liquid and solid
matters.
2.1.2 Calculation unit
Calculation area for distribution of fire extinguisher
2.1.3 Travel distance
The straight walking distance from distribution point of fire extinguisher to most
disadvantaged point of distribution area of fire extinguisher.
2.1.4 Fire rating
Indicates the efficiency of fire extinguisher putting out various fires and composes figures
and letters showing extinguishing type.
For type, size and fire rating of distribution of fire extinguisher for buildings, please refer to
Appendix A of this Code.
2.2 Symbols
2.2.1 Calculation symbols for distribution design of fire extinguisher
Q— The required minimum fire rating (A or B) of calculation unit;
S—Protection area (m2) of calculation unit;
U— The maximum protection area (m2/A or m2/B) of unit fire rating in the scene of fire A or B;
K—Coefficient of correction
Qe—The required minimum fire rating (A or B) in the distribution place of each fire extinguisher
in calculation unit;
N—Numbers (point) of distribution place of fire extinguisher in calculation unit
2.2.2 For design legend for distribution of fire extinguisher, please refer to Appendix B of this
Code.

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 3 Type of Fire and Hazard Rating in Distribution Place of Fire

Extinguisher
3.1 Type of Fire
3.1.1 Type of fire in distribution place of fire extinguisher shall be classified according to
materials and combustion characteristic in the place.
3.1.2 Type of fire in distribution place of fire extinguisher shall be classified to the following five
types:
1 Class A: Solid fire
2 Class B: Liquid fire or meltable solid fire
3 Class C: Liquid fire
4 Class D: Metal fire
5 Class E (electricity fire): fire caused by combust matters with electricity
3.2 Hazard Rating
3.2.1 Hazard rating in distribution place of fire extinguisher for industrial buildings shall be
divided into the following three grades according to fire risk of production, using and storing
goods, quantity of combustibles, fire spreading speed and difficulty of putting out:
1 Severe hazard rating: place with big fire hazard, plenty of combustibles and fast spreading
speed upon fire occurrence. It is difficult to put out occurred fire which will cause easily severe
property loss.
2 Medium hazard rating: place with big fire hazard, plenty of combustibles and fast spreading
speed upon fire occurrence. It is difficult to put out occurred fire.
3 Light hazard rating: place with minor fire hazard, less of combustibles and slow spreading
speed. It is easy to put out occurred fire.
For examples of hazard rating in distribution place of fire extinguisher for industrial
buildings, please refer to Appendix C of this Code.
3.2.2 Hazard rating in distribution place of fire extinguisher for civil buildings shall be divided
into the following three grades according to using characteristic, denseness of personnel,
electricity and fire utilization conditions, quantity of combustibles, fire spreading speed and
difficulty of putting out:
1 Severe hazard rating: place with important using characteristic, dense personnel, high
utilization rate of electricity and fire, more combustibles and fast spreading speed after fire
occurrence. It is difficult to put out the occurred fire that will cause severe property loss or
personal casualty in groups.
2 Medium hazard rating: place with less important, less dense personnel, high utilization rate
of electricity and fire, more combustibles and fast spreading speed after fire occurrence. It is
difficult to put out the occurred fire.
3 Light hazard rating: place with general using characteristic, non-dense personnel, high
utilization rate, less combustible and slow spreading speed after fire occurrence. It is easy to put
out the occurred fire.
For examples of hazard rating in distribution place of fire extinguisher for civil buildings,
please refer to Appendix D of this Code.

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 4 Selection of Fire Extinguisher
4.1 General
4.1.1 The following factors shall be considered in selecting fire extinguisher:
1 Type of fire in distribution place of fire extinguisher;
2 Hazard rating in distribution place of fire extinguisher;
3 Extinguishing efficiency and common use of fire extinguisher;
4 Degree of dirty and destroy of protection goods caused by extinguishing agent;
5 Ambient temperature of distribution place of fire extinguisher;
6 Physical performance of person who use fire extinguisher.
4.1.2 In the same distribution place of fire extinguisher, shall better to select fire extinguisher with
same type and operation method. When different fires exist in the same distribution place of fire
extinguisher, shall select general fire extinguisher.
4.1.3 When using two or more kinds of lire extinguisher in the same distribution place of fire
extinguisher, extinguishing agents of the two kinds of Tire extinguisher shall be compatible.
4.1.4 For examples of incompatible extinguishing agent, please refer to Appendix E of this Code.
4.2 Type Selection of Fire Extinguisher
4.2.1 Select water-type fire extinguisher, ammonium phosphate salt powder fire extinguisher,
foam fire extinguisher or alkyl halide fire extinguisher for place of fire A.
4.2.2 Select foam fire extinguisher, sodium bicarbonate powder fire extinguisher, ammonium
phosphate salt powder fire extinguisher, carbon dioxide fire extinguisher, water-type fire
extinguisher or alkyl halide fire extinguisher for place of fire B.
Select anti-solvent fire extinguisher for place of fire B with polar solvent
4.2.3 Select ammonium phosphate salt powder fire extinguisher, sodium bicarbonate powder
fire extinguisher, carbon dioxide fire extinguisher for place of fire C.
4.2.4 Select special fire extinguisher for place of fire D (metal fire).
4.2.5 Select ammonium phosphate salt powder fire extinguisher, sodium bicarbonate powder
fire extinguisher, alkyl halide fire extinguisher or carbon dioxide fire extinguisher for place
of fire E. Carbon dioxide fire extinguisher with metal trumpet shall be absolutely forbidden.
4.2.6 Unnecessary place shall not be provided with alkyl halide fire extinguisher. For examples
please refer to Appendix F of this Code. Necessary place can be provided with alkyl halide fire
extinguisher.

5 Provision of Fire Extinguisher

5.1 General
5.1.1 Fire extinguisher shall be provided in obvious place and be available place, and must
not influence evacuation safely.
5.1.2 In the place with sight obstacle, fire extinguisher shall be provided with luminous signs
indicating location.
5.1.3 Fire extinguisher shall be placed firmly and its nameplates shall be towards outside.
Portable fire extinguisher shall better to be placed in fire extinguisher box or provided with hanger
and the height from its top to the ground shall not be more than 1.50m and not be less than 0.08m
from its bottom to the ground. Fire extinguisher box must not be locked.

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5.1.4 Fire extinguisher shall better not be placed in moist or strong corrosive place. If required so,
shall take corresponding protective measures.5.1.5 Fire extinguisher must not be placed in
place with temperature exceeding application temperature.

5.2 Maximum Travel Distance of Fire Extinguisher

5.2.1 The maximum travel distance of fire extinguisher placed in place of fire A shall meet
stipulations in Table 5.2.1.
Table 5.2.1 Maximum Travel Distance (m) of Fire Extinguisher for Fire A
Type of fire extinguisher Portable fire extinguisher Wheeled fire extinguisher
Hazard rating
Severe hazard rating 15 30
Medium hazard rating 20 40
Light hazard ratings 25 50

5.2.2 The maximum travel distance of fire extinguisher placed in place of fire B, C shall meet
stipulations in Table 5.2.2.
Table 5.2.2 Maximum Travel Distance (m) of Fire Extinguisher for Fire B, C
Type of fire extinguisher Portable fire extinguisher Wheeled fire extinguisher
Hazard rating
Severe hazard rating 9 18
Medium hazard rating 12 24
Light hazard ratings 15 30
5.2.3 The maximum travel distance of fire extinguisher for fire D depends on actual conditions.
5.2.4 The maximum travel distance of fire extinguisher placed in place of fire E shall not be under
stipulations for fire A or B in the place.

6 Distribution of Fire Extinguisher

6.1 General
6.1.1 Numbers of fire extinguisher distributed in a calculation unit shall not be less than 2.
6.1.2 Numbers of fire extinguisher in each place shall better not be more than 5.
6.1.3 When the building area of public position of each floor of buildings exceeding 100m", place
one (I) portable fire extinguisher of I A; increase one more portable fire extinguisher for each
increased 100m2 area.

6.2 Minimum Distribution Basic Principle of Fire Extinguisher

6.2.1 The minimum distribution basic principle of fire extinguisher place in place of fire A
shall meet the stipulations in Table 6.2.1.
Table 6.2.1 Minimum Distribution Basic Principle of Fire Extinguisher for Fire A
Hazard rating Severe Medium Light
hazard hazard hazard
Minimum fire rating of unit fire extinguisher 3A 2A IA
Maximum protection area VA) of unit 50 75 100
fire rating

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6.2.2 The minimum distribution basic principle of fire extinguisher place in place of tire B, C
shall meet stipulations in Table 6.2.2.
Table 6.2.2 Minimum Distribution Basic Principle of Fire Extinguisher for Fire B, C
Hazard rating Severe Medium Light
hazard hazard hazard
Minimum fire rating of unit fire extinguisher 89B 55B 21B
Maximum protection area VA) of unit 0.5 1.0 1.5
fire rating
6.2.3 Minimum distribution standard of fire extinguisher in Class D fire place shall be determined
based on the metal type, physical state and nature.
6.2.4 Minimum distribution standard of fire extinguisher in Class E fire place shall not be less than
the requirement of fire rate A (or B) in this place.

7 Extinguisher Distribution Design and Calculation

7.1 General
7.1.1 Extinguisher distribution shall be designed and calculated according to calculation unit.
The calculated value of minimum fire rating and minimum quantity of extinguishers needed shall
be round-off numbers.
7.1.2 The actual lire rating and quantity of extinguishers shall not be less than that of the
calculated value of minimum fire rating and minimum quantity of extinguishers.
7.1.3 The location and quantity of extinguishers distributed shall be determined according to the
maximum travel distance of extinguisher, and ensure that the most unfavorable point is located
within the travel scope of one extinguisher at least.
7.2 Calculation unit
7.2.1 The calculation unit of extinguisher distribution shall be divided according to the following
requirements:
1 When the danger rating and fire type are the same among all locations within one floor or
horizontal fire prevention region, it can be used as one calculation unit.
2 When the danger rating and fire type are different among all locations within one floor or
horizontal fire prevention region, it shall be divided into different calculation units.
3 The same calculation unit shall not exceed fire prevention region or floor.
7.2.2 The protection area of calculation unit shall comply with the following requirements:
1 In case of building, it shall be determined according to its building area;
2 In case of open piling yard for flammable substance, storage tank area of fluid classes A,
B, C, or storage tank of flammable gas, it shall be determined according to the floor area of pile or
storage tank.
7.3 Distribution design calculation
7.3.1 The minimum fire rating needed by calculation unit shall be calculated according to the
following formula:
Q=KS/U (7.3.1)
Where Q—Minimum fire rating needed by calculation unit (A or B);
S—Protection area (m) of calculation unit;
U—Maximum protection area of unit fire rating in fire place of class A or class B

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(m2/A or m2/B).
K—Correction coefficient
7.3.2 The correction coefficient shall comply with Table 7.3.2
Table 7.3.2 Correction coefficient
Calculation unit K
Without indoors hydrant or fire fighting system 1.0
With indoors hydrant system 0.9
With fire fighting system 0.7
With indoors hydrant or fire fighting system 0.5
Open piling yard for flammable substance storage tank area of 0.3
fluid classes A, B, C storage tank of flammable gas
7.3.3 The minimum fire rating needed by calculation unit of dance and recreation place, internet
bar, shop, temple and underground place shall be calculated according to the following formula:
Q=1.3KS/U (7.3.3)
7.3.4 The minimum fire rating of each extinguisher distribution location in calculation unit shall
be calculated according to the following formula:
Qe=Q/N (7.3.4)
Where Qe— The minimum fire rating of each extinguisher distribution location in calculation
unit (A or B);
N— Quantity of extinguisher distribution locations in calculation unit.
7.3.5 The extinguisher distribution can be designed and calculated according to the following
procedure:
1 Determine the fire class and danger rating of the distribution place of each extinguisher;
2 Divide calculation unit, calculate the protection area of each calculation unit;
3 Calculate the minimum fire rating of each calculation unit;
4 Determine the locations and quantity of fire extinguisher distributed in each calculation unit;
5 Calculate the minimum fire rating of each fire extinguisher location;
6 Determine the type, specification and quantity of fire extinguisher at each distribution
location;
7 Determine the setting mode and requirement of each fire extinguisher
8 Indicate the model, quantity and distribution location of fire extinguisher by means of legend
and words on engineering drawing.

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 Appendix A Basic Index Examples of type, specification and fire

rating of fire extinguisher distributed for building

Table A.0.1 Type, specification and fire rating of portable fire extinguisher
Filling quantity of extinguishing
Type of fire Code of fire extinguisher type Fire rating
agent (specification)
extinguisher and specification (model)
L kg Class A Class B
MS/Q3 --
3 -- 1A
MS/T3 55B
MS/Q6 --
water 6 -- 1A
MS/T6 55B
MS/Q9 --
9 -- 2A
MS/T9 89B
3 MP3, MP/AR3 1A 55B
4 MP4, MP/AR4 1A 55B
Foam
6 MP6, MP/AR6 1A 55B
9 MP9, MP/AR9 2A 89B
-- 1 MFI -- 21B
-- 2 MF2 -- 21B
-- 3 MF3 -- 34B
Powder (sodium -- 4 MF4 -- 55B
bicarbonate) -- 5 MF5 -- 89B
-- 6 MF6 -- 89B
-- 8 MFI8 -- 144B
-- 10 MFI 0 -- 144B
-- 1 MF/ABC1 1A 21B
-- 2 MF/ABC2 1A 21B
-- 3 MF/ABC3 2A 34B
Powder
-- 4 MF/ABC4 2A 55B
(ammonium
-- 5 MF/ABC5 3A 89B
phosphate salt)
-- 6 MF/ABC6 3A 89B
-- 8 MF/ABC8 4A 144B
-- 10 MF/ABC10 6A 144B
-- 1 MY1 -- 21B
-- 2 MY2 (0.5A) 21B
Halon (1211) -- 3 MY3 (0.5A) 34B
-- 4 MY4 1A 34B
-- 6 MY6 1A 55B
Carbon dioxide -- 2 MT2 -- 21B
-- 3 MT3 -- 21B

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 -- 5 MT5 -- 34B
-- 7 MT7 -- 55B

Table A.O. 2 Type, specification and fire rating of wheeled fire extinguisher

Filling quantity of
Code of fire extinguisher
Type of fire extinguishing agent Fire rating
type and specification
extinguisher (specification)
(model)

L kg Class A Class B
20 MST20 4A --

45 MST40 4A --
water
60 MST60 4A --
125 MST125 6A --
20 MPT20. MPT/AR20 4A 113B

Foam 45 MPT40, MPT/AR40 4A 144B

60 MPT60, MPT/AR60 4A 233B
125 MPT125, MPT/AR125 6A 297B
-- 20 MFT20 -- 183B
Powder (sodium -- 50 MFT50 -- 297B
bicarbonate) -- 100 MFT100 -- 297B
-- 125 MFT125 -- 297B
-- 20 MFT/ABC20 6A 183B
Powder
-- 50 MFT/ABC50 8A 297B
(ammonium
-- 100 MFT/ABC100 10A 297B
phosphate salt)
-- 125 MFT/ABC125 10A 297B
-- 10 MYT10 -- 70B
-- 20 MYT 20 -- 144B
Halon (1211)
-- 30 MYT 30 -- 183B
-- 50 MYT50 -- 297B
-- 10 MTT10 -- 55B
-- 20 MTT 20 -- 70B
Carbon dioxide
-- 30 MTT 30 -- 113B
-- 50 MTT 50 -- 183B

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Appendix B Legend of fire extinguisher distribution design
Table B.0.1 Legend of portable fire extinguisher and wheeled fire extinguisher
NO. Legend Description

1 Portable fire extinguisher

2 Wheeled fire extinguisher

Table B.0.2 Legend of extinguishing agent

NO Legend Description

3 Water

4 Foam

5 Water with additive

6 BC powder

7 ABC powder

8 Halon

9 Carbon dioxide(co2)

Extinguishing gas other than Halon or

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CO2

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 Table B.0.3 Examples of fire extinguisher legend
NO Legend Description

11 Water portable extinguisher

12 ABC powder portable extinguisher

13 Carbon dioxide portable extinguisher

14 Wheeled BC powder extinguisher

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 Appendix C Danger rating examples of distribution places of

industrial fire extinguisher

Table C Danger rating examples of distribution places of industrial fire
extinguisher

Examples
Danger
Factory building, open or semi-open production Storehouse, open or semi-open
rating
facility area piling yard
I. Places for refining, recycling, washing of oil and
1. Storehouse of dangerous
organic agent with flash point<60°C, and their
chemicals
pump house, tank room.
2. Station or wharf for handling
2. Gluing place of rubber article
crude oil and dangerous
chemicals
3. Storage tank area, tank
3. Crude distillation and refinery distillation of
storehouse, piling yard of class
Carbon dioxide, and place of its application
A, B liquid
4. Composition and refining factory building for 4. Storage tank area, tank
methanol, ethanol. acetone, butanone, storehouse, piling yard of
Isopropyl alcohol, ethyl acetate, benzene etc, liquefied petroleum gas
5. Leaching workshop of vegetable oil processing 5. Cotton storehouse and bulk
factory piling yard
6. Paraffin wax cracking part of detergent 6. Piling yard of straw, reed,
Serious
workshop, glacial acetic acid cracking workshop wheat straw
danger
7. Storehouse for celluloid and
rating
7. Factory building and device area of propylene its product, paint cloth, oil cloth,
oxide, styrene oil paper and its product, oil silk
and its product.
8. Storehouse for liquor of
8. Liquefied petroleum gas tank room
alcohol content over 60%.
9. Compressor room and fan room of purifying
(such as desulphurization) workshop for natural
gas, petroleum associated gas, water gas or coke
oven gas
10. Ethine station, hydrogen station, gas station,
oxygen station
11. Nitro cotton, celluloid factory building and its
application place
12. Yellow phosphorus, red phosphorus preparation
workshop and its application place

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 Continued Table C
Examples
Danger
Factory building, open or semi-open Storehouse, open or semi-open piling yard
rating
production facility area
13. Camphor, rosin refinery workshop,
coking refined naphthalene workshop
14. Milling part of powdered coal or
flour workshop
15. Grain silo operation tower, deduster
and filter room of flax plant
16.Potassium chlorate workshop and
application place
17. Fuming sulfuric acid, fuming
suliuric acid factory building
Serious
18. Potassium permanganate, sodium
danger
dichromale factory building
rating
19. Sodium peroxide, potassium
peroxide, calcium hyperchlorite factory
building
20. General control room and branch
control room of each factory
21. Construction site of national or
provincial important project
22. Control room and equipment room
of power plant (station) and power grid
operation enterprise
1. Places for refining, recycling of oil 1. Storage tank area, tank storehouse,
and organic agent with flash piling yard of class C liquid
point>60'C, and their pump house
2. Diesel, machine oil or transformer oil 2. Storehouse and piling yard of chemical
tank room fiber, artificial fiber, and their textile,
cotton, hair, silk, hemp and their textile
Medium 3. Lubricant regeneration part or 3. Storehouse and piling yard of paper,
danger asphalt processing workshop bamboo, wood and their products
rating 4. Vegetable oil processing and refining 4. Storehouse of match, cigarette, sugar
part and tea
5. Oil immersed transformer room, HV 5. Chinese medicinal plant storehouse
or LV power distribution room
6. Industrial fuel or gas boiler house 6. Storehouse of rubber, plastic and their
products
7. Cable gallery 7. Storehouse or piling yard of food stuff

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 Continued Table C
Examples
Danger
Factory building, open or semi-open Storehouse, open or semi-open piling
rating
production facility area yard
8. Oil store fire control room 8. Storehouse of electronic products as
computer, TV, cassette record, and
household electric appliances
9. Rubber product rolling, forming and 9. Garage of vehicle and large-scale
vulcanization workshop trailer
10. Woodworking workshop, bamboo and 10. Storehouse for liquor of alcohol
rattan processing workshop content under 60%.
11. Knitwear workshop; dry place for 11. Low temperature refrigeration store
textile, dye printing and chemical fiber
production
12.Garment processing workshop;
finished product workshop of dye
printing plant
Medium 13.Primary processing workshop of hemp
danger spinning plant; wool selection workshop
rating of wool scouring plant
14. Grain processing plant
15. Cutting, rolling and packing
workshop of cigarette factory
16. Printing house of printing factory
17.TV.Radio and recorder fitting
workshop
18. Burning room of kinescope factory
19. Tape fitting workshop
20. Foaming, forming, printing, pressing
part of foamed plastic factory
21. Forage processing factory
22. Construction site of important project
below prefectural level
I. Metal smelting, casting, welding, hot 1. Steel storehouse and piling yard
rolling, forging, hot treatment workshop
2. Glass raw material melting workshop 2. Cement storehouse and piling yard
Light
3. Drying and burning workshop for 3. Storehouse and piling yard of
danger
ceramics ceramics and pottery
rating
4.Phenolic plastics processing workshop 4.Storehouse and piling of
nonflammable building materials or
decoration materials

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 Continued Table C
Examples
Danger
Factory building, open or semi-open Storehouse, open or semi-open piling
rating
production facility area yard
5. Bleaching part of dye printing 5. Timber storehouse and piling yard
factory
6. Wet part of chemical fiber factory 6. Storage tank area, tank storehouse,
piling yard of classes D, E liquid
7. Cooking section of paper mill or
chemical fiber factory
Light danger
8. Instrument, equipment or vehicle
rating
filling workshop
9. Pump house and valve room of
nonflammable liquid
10. Metal (excl. magnesium alloy)
cold processing workshop
11. Freon factory building

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 Appendix D Danger rating examples of distribution places of fire

extinguisher for civil building

Table D Danger rating examples of distribution places of fire extinguisher for civil building

Danger Examples
rating
Serious I. Storehouse, exhibition room and reading room of relics protection unit, archives
danger and museum of prefectural level and above
rating 2. Laboratory with important equipment or a lot of inflammables
3. Studio, prop room and transmission tower of broadcasting station or TV station
4. Dedicated computer room
5. Postal letter sorting room, postal bag store, communication hub and communication
machine room of town level and above
6. Public activity house, multi-function hall, kitchen of hotel or restaurant with more
than 50 guest rooms
7. Stage and stage back of stadium (gym), theater, conference hall, auditorium
8. Operation room, physical therapy, perspective room, cardiograph,
medicine house, inpatient building, outpatient building, medical record room of
hospital with 50 inpatient beds and more
9. Treasure room, reading room, book house, exhibition room of library and
exhibition hall with 2000m2 building area and more
10. Waiting hall, security inspection hall, administration center and radar machine
house of civil airport
11 Super-high building, Class I high office building and residential building
12. Film, TV studio
13. Market, store and shop of inflammable and explosive chemicals with 1000m2
building area and more
14. Public recreation place with 200m2 building area and more
15. Nursing home with 50 beds and more for elderly people.
16. Nursery or kindergarten with 50 beds and more for children
17. School dormitory with 100 beds and more
18. Conference room in the administrative building of prefectural level and above
19. Waiting room and luggage house of station and wharf with 500m* building area
and more
20. Urban metro, underground sightseeing tunnel
21. Vehicle fuel station, gas station
22. Motored car trading market {including trading market of second-hand motored
car) and its exhibition hall

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 23. Civil liquefied gas, natural gas tank station, bottle replacement station, pressure
adjustment station

Continued table D
Danger Examples
rating
1. Storehouse, exhibition room and reading room of relics protection unit, archives and museum
below prefectural level
2. Normal laboratory
3. Conference room and data room of broadcasting station and TV station
4. Office furnished with equipments as centralized air conditioner, computer, duplicating machine
5. Postal letter sorting room, postal bag store, communication hub and communication machine
room below town level
6. Public activity house, multi-function hall, kitchen of hotel or restaurant with less than 50 guest
rooms
7. Audience hall of stadium (gym), theater, conference half, auditorium
8. Operation room, physical therapy, perspective room, cardiograph, medicine house, inpatient
building, outpatient building, medical record room of hospital with less than 50 inpatient beds
9. Treasure room, reading room, book house, exhibition room of library and exhibition hall with less
Medium than 2000m2 building area
danger 10. Ticket inspection hall, luggage hall of civil airport
rating 11. Class II high office building and residential building
12. High-class residence, villa
13. Market, store and shop of inflammable and explosive chemicals with less than 1000m2 building
area
14. Public recreation place with less than 200m2 building area
15. Nursing home with less than 50 beds for elderly people
16. Nursery or kindergarten with less than 50 beds for children
17. School dormitory with less than 100 beds
18- Conference room in the administrative building below prefectural level
19, School classroom, staff room
20. Waiting room and luggage house of station and wharf with less than 500m" building area
21. Storehouse and shop front of department store, supermarket and comprehensive market
22. Civil fuel, gas boiler house
23. Civil oil immersed transformer room, HV or LV power distribution room
1. Stand selling various household supplies, store selling nonflammable building materials or
decoration materials
Light 2. Office furnished without equipments as centralized air conditioner, computer, duplicating machine
danger 3. Guest room of hotel and restaurant
rating 4. Common residence
5. Auxiliary room of various buildings divided by nonflammable structure, and used for storing
nonflammable materials

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 Appendix E Examples of incompatible extinguishing agents
Table E Examples of incompatible extinguishing agents

Type of extinguishing agent Incompatible extinguishing agent

Sodium bicarbonate,
Powder and powder Ammonium phosphate salt potassium bicarbonate

Sodium bicarbonate,
Powder and foam Egg white foam
potassium bicarbonate

Egg white foam, fluorine egg

Foam and foam Water filmed foam
whit foam

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 Appendix F Examples of civil building places where distribution of

halon fire extinguisher is unnecessary

Table F.0.1 Examples of civil building places where distribution of halon fire
extinguisher is unnecessary
No. Description
1 Audience hall of theater, conference hall, auditorium, gym
2 Outpatient department, inpatient department of hospital
3 Teaching building of school, activity room of kindergarten and nursery
4 Office building
5 Waiting hall of station, wharf and airport
6 Public place, corridor, and guest house
7 Shop
8 Department store, service hall, comprehensive shop
9 Common book stack room of library
10 Exhibition hall
11 Residence
12 Civil fuel, gas boiler room

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 Table F.0.2 Examples of industrial building places where distribution of
halon fire extinguisher is unnecessary
No. Description
1 Gluing place of rubber article; rolling, forming and vulcanizing workshop
2 Storehouse of rubber, plastic and their products
3 Leaching workshop of vegetable oil processing factory; vegetable oil refining place
4 Yellow phosphorus, red phosphorus preparation workshop and its application place
5 Camphor, rosin refinery workshop, coking refined naphthalene workshop
6 Milling part of powdered coal or flour workshop
7 Grain silo operation tower, deduster and filter room of flax plant
8 Gluing place of rubber article; rolling, forming and vulcanizing workshop
9 Piling yard of straw, reed, wheat straw
10 Grain processing factory building
11 Forage processing factory building
12 Food stuff storehouse, and piling yard
13 Potassum permanganate, sodium dichromate factory building
14 Sodium peroxide, potassium peroxide, calcium hyperchlorite factory building
15 Inflammable material work shed
16 Inflammable liquid tank, drum storehouse or piling yard
17 Diesel, machine oil or transformer oil tank room
18 Lubricant regeneration part or asphalt processing workshop
19 Foaming, forming, printing, pressing part of foamed plastic factory
20 Storehouse and piling yard of chemical fiber, artificial fiber, and their textile, cotton, hair,
silk, hemp and their textile
21 Phenolic plastics processing workshop
22 Wet part of chemical fiber factory, bleaching part of dye printing factory
23 Woodworking workshop, bamboo and rattaJi processing workshop
24 Storehouse and piling yard of paper, bamboo, wood and their products
25 Cooking section of paper mill or chemical fiber factory
26 Glass raw material melting workshop
27 Drying and burning workshop for ceramics
28 Metal (excl. magnesium alloy) cold processing workshop
29 Steel storehouse and piling yard
30 Cement storehouse
31 Ceramics and pottery storehouse
32 Storehouse of nonflammable building materials and decoration materials
33 Timber piling yard

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 Explanation on wording in this code
1 In order to treat different situations according to their individual conditions during the
implementation of this code. The words denoting the different degrees of strictness of demands are
explained as follows:
(1) Words denoting a very strict or mandatory requirement:
"Must" is used for affirmation;
"Must not" is used for negation.
(2) Words denoting a strict requirement under normal conditions:
"Shall" is used for affirmation;
"Shall not" is used for negation.
(3) Words denoting a permission of slight choice or an indication of the most suitable
choice when conditions allow:
"Should" or "may" are used for affirmation;
"Should not" is used for negation.
2 "Be in accordance with" or "be in compliance with" are used to indicate that it is necessary to
implement items in this code according to other relative standards and codes.

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