Standards and Codes of Practice to Eliminate Dependency on

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Halons: Handbook of Good Practices in the Halon Sector

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United Nations Environment Programme

2001

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Contents

1 Introducing the Issues11

The Montreal Protocol 11

Progress and concerns in the halon sector 13

The role of standards and codes of good practice 14

Insurance specifications 16

The opportunity for leadership 17

2. Facing the Challenge of Eliminating Dependency on Halons 19

Essential uses of halon applications in fire protection 19

Moving away from dependency on halons 22

Overview of alternative technologies and fire protection approaches24

3. Implementing Standards and Codes of Good Practice 29

Tasks for the implementation team 30

Tasks for the design team 32

Designing codes of good practice 32

Development of standards 34

4. Elements of Standards and Codes of Good Practice37

Elements of Standards 37

Scope and purpose 37

Definitions and units of measure 37

General information 37

Safety and environmental factors 37

Retrofitability and compatibility with other agents37

System components 38

System design 38

Inspection, maintenance, testing and training 38

Marine systems.38

Referenced publications 38

Elements of Codes of Good Practice 39

Regulatory framework 39

Alternatives to halons 39

Recycling of halons 39

Essential uses 40

Halon banking 40

Emissions reduction in existing installations40

Decommissioning.43

References .43

5. Further Information 45

Organizations with resources and information 45

Standards organizations47

List of regulations and standards 50

List of codes of good practice; guidance documents 55

Annex A: UN Implementing Agencies and Secretariats 59

Annex B: UNEP Regional Network Coordinators 61

Annex C: Glossary of Terms and Acronyms 63

Annex D: UNEP DTIE OzonAction Programme70

Annex E: The Fire Protection Research Foundation 73