Dry Powder Trolley Mounted Fire Extinguisher

A dry powder fire extinguisher is an extremely versatile extinguisher choice since it can be used on almost all fire types. That being said, it is not recommended to use a dry powder fire extinguisher in an enclosed space.

These fire extinguishers fall into one of the following types:

• 1. Standard dry powder fire extinguishers
• 2. Specialist dry powder fire extinguishers

A dry powder fire extinguisher can be used in a large variety of situations, these are as follows:

Use of a standard dry powder fire extinguisher:

• • Class A fires; fires that involve flammable solids like textiles, paper, and wood
• • Class B fires; fires that involve flammable liquids, for example, paint, diesel, and petrol
• • Class C fires; fires that involve flammable gases, for instance, butane or methane
• • Electrical fires where the electrical equipment is up to a maximum of 1000v

Use of a specialist dry powder fire extinguisher:

• • L2 powder extinguishers (and only this type) can be used for fires that involve lithium
• • M28 powder extinguishers (and only this type) can be used for fires involving all remaining flammable metals

A dry powder fire extinguisher can also be known by one of the following names:

• • Dry chemical fire extinguisher
• • ABC fire extinguisher
• • Multi-purpose fire extinguisher

A dry powder fire extinguisher can be identified by using the following:

• • There will be a BLUE-coloured label which will read – POWDER
• • It should have an ID sign nearby which will read – POWDER EXTINGUISHER

A dry powder fire extinguisher is not to be used in any of the following situations:

• • Class F fires; cooking fires, such as chip pan fires
• • Fires that are in enclosed spaces
• • Fires that involve electrical equipment which is over 1000v
• • Fires that involve flammable metals (with the exception of specialist dry powder fire extinguishers)