Nail Artist

1. According to their containing extinguishing agent:

• powder based agents, P- signed
• water based agents, V- signed
• foam based agents, H- signed
• halon based agents,G- signed
• carbon-dioxide based agents, CO2- signed.

2. According to their size:

• hand-held fire extinguishers: their gross weight is at most 25 kg,
• portable pieces of device: they contain at most 50 kg extinguishing powder,
• transportable (rollable) device: they contain at most 750 kg extinguishing agent.

Colour signals:

The base colour of containers of fire-extinguishers which contain agent is fiery red. The colour signal indicates the extinguishing agent found in the device:

Checking, repairing:

Fire extinguishers have to be checked regularly in order to ensure that they work reliably. Conditions of checking are stated in regulations.