EN 3-8:2006

Reference details

Reference: EN 3-8:2006
Official title: Portable fire extinguishers - Part 8: Additional requirements to EN 3-7 for the construction, resistance to pressure and mechanical tests for extinguishers with a maximum allowable pressure equal to or lower than 30 bar
Organisation: CEN
Publisher status in source: WithdrawnThis is the status recorded in the source, not a statement that this is the latest edition.
Source access: 19 October 2026

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