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AS1841 & a new section lithium-ion battery fire extinguishers

AS1841 Fire Extinguishers and AS1850 testing of fire extinguishers are two standards linked to each other and determine how Fire Extinguishers are made, tested and labelled. These standards have not been reviewed for 18 years and are well overdue for a major overhaul.

Over the last 18 years there are new significant fire risks which the current standards do not address. The standards writing committee FP3 is in the process of drafting 2 additional sections to the standards to cope with some of these changes which will cover Lithium Batteries and Ethanol Fuel risks.

Stephen Birch

Managing Director, Flamestop Australia

Steve Birch is the founding owner of FlameStop Australila and has over 30 years’ experience in the Fire Industry. Specialising in Fire Extinguisher design and manufacture, he was responsible for bringing the FlameStop range of Fire Extinguishers to the Australian market over 30 years ago. He has been a member of the standards writing committee FP3 for Fire Extinguishers, Mobile fire equipment, hose reels, equipment location since 1995, bringing his expertise and experience to the committee.

Steve is the current chairman of FP3 and is working on a rewrite of AS1841, AS1850 and AS4265. The rewrite is planned to include Lithium Battery and Ethanol Fuel fire testing and approval requirements for portable and mobile extinguishers.

Steve is also Deputy Chair of TAC3 for Portable extinguishers both maintenance and manufacture and a member of TAC2 Fire Alarms & EWIS.

Ray Mergard

Managing Director, Fire Safety Equipment

Started in Fire Protection industry with May Oatway in 1974 as an apprentice electrical fitter mechanic .
Moved through the industry in electrical servicing & then portable Fire equipment sales.
18 years with Wormald’s then Tyco as a state manager Portable fire equipment.
Commenced Amerex Fire Australia with a business partner in 1989. The company is a manufacturer importer of fire protection equipment in portable fire equipment & fire suppression.
Joined the FPIA then the FPA & have held various roils within the organisation.
Currently Chair for TAC3

SESSIONS

AS1841 & a new section lithium-ion battery fire extinguishers

Stephen Birch

Managing Director, Flamestop Australia

Ray Mergard

Managing Director, Fire Safety Equipment

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