For
many years, people recognised Halon 1301 as one
of the many effective fire suppression agents
for a diverse array of applications. It quickly
extinguished all major classes of fires. It was
especially effective in high-value asset protection
situations where it caused no residual damage
to delicate equipment. In addition, Halon 1301
systems were utilised for both occupied and unoccupied
spaces and were easily installed by professionally
trained fire protection systems dealers.
But Halon 1301 was thought to
have significant environmental consequences due
to its potential contribution to depleting the
statopheric ozone layer.
With the phaseout of Halon 1301
production, effective in nearly all countries
at the end of 1993, the quest for a replacement
resulted in the introduction of a number of clean
fire suppression agents to the marketplace.
BBC Fire Protection are able
to offer a number of these agents as solutions
to the many and varied hazards requiring fixed
extinguishing protection.
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