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E b9%  T\ d X9 Actiontobetaken:SimplificationofADRmarginal10240/newpara.8.1.3 &"' UK.,US.,K   b USUK.,-  UK.,US., requiringalwaystwofireextinguishersofthesamecapacity, &#( USUK.,-  UK.,US.,sUSUK.,stipulatingoneuniforminspectionperiod; '$) UK.,US.,USUK.,-  UK.,US.,notrequiringanyspecificextinguishantsforfiresinvolvingthe (s%* load,butintroducinginsteadauniformfireclassificationwithcategoriesA,BandC.  E+ L T\ d   XERelateddocuments:TRANS/WP.15/1999/30,TRANS/WP.15/1999/42̀TRANS/WP.15/157/Add.1<20M.*0    <?+ L T\ d X?  GE.U 00U V T ooT V  -0,1=  Introduction  USUK.,  AtthelastsessionoftheWorkingParty,theGermanproposalTRANS/WP.15/1999/42wasdiscussedandtheFrenchproposalTRANS/WP.15/1999/30wasadopted.    GermanywasaskedtosubmitarevisedproposaltakingintoconsiderationtheresultsofthediscussionsandtheINFpaperswhichhadbeensubmitted(INF18!IRUandINF23!Belgium).  TherepresentativeofGermanyannouncedthatitwouldsubmitaproposalforamendmentwhichwouldbeintendedtosimplifymarginal10240ofADRasawhole,andinparticulartoadjustittoENstandardswhichhadinthemeantimebeensetup.Note:TheFrenchproposal(TRANS/WP.15/1999/30)hasbeenincludedintheW followingW newproposalX followingbelowX .Proposal:       Amendmenttoparagraph8.1.3(marginal10240)    UK.,US.,8.1.3.1EverytransportunitcarryingdangerousgoodsshallbeequippedwithatleasttwoportablefireextinguishersoffireclassificationcategoriesA,BandCofaminimumcapacityof6kgdrypowder(orequivalentratingforothersuitableextinguishingagents).  Motorvehicleswithapermissibleladenweightoflessthan3.5tonsmaybeequippedwithtwoportablefireextinguisherseachhavingaminimumcapacityof2kgdrypowder(orequivalentratingforothersuitableextinguishingagents).8.1.3.2  Thefireextinguishersshallundergoperiodicinspectionsbypersonsauthorizedbythe   competentauthorityatintervalsofnotmorethan12monthstocheckthattheyareinworkingorder.8.1.3.3  Theportablefireextinguishersconformingtotheprovisionsofparagraph8.1.3.1aboveshall  befittedwithasealverifyingthattheyhavenotbeenused.Inaddition,theyshallbearamarkof   compliancewithstandardEN3andinscriptionindicatingthedateofthelastinspectionandthedatewhentheyshouldnextbeinspected.8.1.3.4  FireextinguisherswhichdonotconformtotheENstandardmaybeuseduntil ^$l! 1January2007,providedthattheyareincompliancewiththeprovisionsofmarginal10240,asamendedon...........,andanationalstandardandaremarkedaccordingly.  Thefirstperiodicinspectionshallbeperformednotlaterthan.......[notmorethan1yearaftertheentryintoforce(2001)].Justification *$( USUK.,  Marginal10240ofADRisextremelycomplexandisinadditionincompatiblewithmarginal10385(8).Marginal10385(8),forexample,requiresthedriverofthevehiclenottoextinguishanyfireinvolvingtheload;marginal10240(2),ontheotherhand,requiresthefireextinguisheralsotobesuitableforfightingafireinvolvingtheload. Z0h*.   Becausethefireextinguishersneedfromnowonbesuitableonlyforfightingafireintheengineorcaboroneinvolvingthevehicle(e.g.tyres),itwouldbepossibletocarrytwofireextinguishersofthesametypeonthevehicle(simplificationasregardstheequipmentrequiredonthevehicle).Inaddition,thereisnolongertheproblemthattheextinguishingagentmustalsobesuitablefortheload.Ithasalwaysbeenverydifficulttohaveasuitableextinguishingagentonthevehicle.Itisnecessaryforsafetyreasonstocarrytwofireextinguishersonthevehicle.  AtthelastsessionoftheWorkingParty,itwasthereforesuggestedusingfireclassificationcategoriesA,BandC;theywereY inY includedinthenewdraft.  Itisnotveryusefultohaveafireextinguisherwithacapacityof2kgonalargelorrybecausethiscapacityisfarfrombeingsufficientforfightingafire(inpractice,thefireextinguisherscarriedonavehiclealwayshaveacapacityof6kg).  Theinspectionperiodforfireextinguishersshouldbeincompliancewiththestandardrecognizedbythe competentauthority.InGermany,itisthetaskoftheFederalStatestosetuptherelevantprovisions:theoreticallytherecouldbeasmuchas16differentinspectionperiods.Itisassumedthattherearedifferentinspectionperiodsinthe34ContractingStatesof_ADR_.  Forreasonsofsafetyandharmonization,theinspectionperiodshouldbeuniformlyfixedatoneyear.Amoreextendedperioddoesnotcomeintoconsiderationbecausetheconstantvibrationofthevehicleandothereffectscouldbedetrimentaltothefireextinguishersandtheextinguishingagentcontainedinthem.UK.,US.,  Expertknowledgeisrequiredfortheinspectionoffireextinguishers.Personscarryingouttheseinspectionsthereforehavetobeauthorizedbythecompetentauthority(Z tZ [ T[ hewordingwastakenfromthedrafttextof_ADN_Ԁ(TRANS/WP.15/AC.2/5,marginal10280).)  Incidentally,theinspectionperiodhasalreadybeenfixedat12monthsinanumberofEuropeancountries.  AsaEuropeanstandardhasinthemeantimebeensetupforfittingandmarkingfireextinguishers,referencetoitshouldbemade:\ e.g.\ ] ?] EN3Onthewhole,ahigherlevelofsafetywillbeachievedasaresultofthesimplificationand J%X" harmonization. 6&D #   Thechangeovertothenewuniforminspectionperiodshouldbemadewithin12months.OldfireextinguishersconformingtoanationalstandardmaycontinuetobeusedfornotmorethanfiveyearsespeciallysinceEN3hasalreadyenteredintoforcein1993. )#' RemarksconcerningtheINFpaperswhichweredealtwithatthemostrecentmeeting.INF23!Belgium -'+   AsregardstheBelgianpaper/_APRAGZ_,itisemphasizedthatafailurein4or5casesoutof50(8%or10%)isbynomeansacceptable.Inaddition,atleastanotherfivefireextinguishersmust Z0h*. bejudgednegativelybecauseoftoohighresidualquantitiesof>10%to30%inthereceptacleandbecauseofdelayswhenputintooperation.Moreover,itisnotclearfromthepaperwhetherthefireextinguisherswereactuallyfittedtoavehicle.INF!_IRU_^      ^ Westillconsiderportablefireextinguisherswithacapacityof2kgdrypowderasinadequate.Forportablefireextinguisherswithacapacityof6kgdrypowder,thetimeneededforextinguishingafirewillbeeightseconds.Itwillhardlybepossiblewithfireextinguishershavingasmallercapacitytoextinguishafireinoratavehicleevenintheveryearlyphaseafterithasstarted.Asfarasthecostsareconcernedwhichwereputupfordiscussion,weconsideritmoreappropriatetomakehigherinvestmentsinaportablefireextinguisherwhichisasuitablemeansforsuccessfullyfightingfiresthantomakeinvestmentsinaportablefireextinguisherwhich,owingtoitssmallcapacity,willveryprobablynotbesuitableforthispurpose.  ____________________