Fire Extinguishers: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 12:00, 17 July 2026

The consensus was that fire extinguisher posts are acceptable, except for those containing Halon - Halon extinguishers aren't legal to own or use.

It may be worth suggesting other extinguishers are checked as safe, and flagging that old extinguishers might not work as intended.

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-These were discussed on Central in November 2022 - https://discourse.ilovefreegle.org/t/fire-extinguishers/5614
+This was discussed on Central in November 2022: https://discourse.ilovefreegle.org/t/fire-extinguishers/5614
-The consensus was that it was acceptable to allow posts of fire extinguishers with the exception of those containing Halon.  Halon extinguishers are not legal to own and use.
+The consensus was that fire extinguisher posts are acceptable, except for those containing Halon - Halon extinguishers aren't legal to own or use.
-It might be appropriate to mention having other extinguishers checked out as safe, and to be aware if using old extinguishers that they might not work as intended for extinguishing fires.
+It may be worth suggesting other extinguishers are checked as safe, and flagging that old extinguishers might not work as intended.
-https://www.fireprotectiononline.co.uk/info/so-long-and-goodbye-disposing-of-your-old-fire-extinguishers/ provides more information about disposal options.
+https://www.fireprotectiononline.co.uk/info/so-long-and-goodbye-disposing-of-your-old-fire-extinguishers/ has more on disposal options.
 Link: [[Specific Items]]
-[[category:Specific Items]]
+[[Category:Handling Specific Items]]