First Aid
Refer to the FM-200
®
Material Safety Data Sheet within
Appendix C��
FM-200® Agent Characteristics
FM-200
®
(HFC-227ea) is a clean agent containing no
particles or oily residues�� It is produced under ISO 9002
guidelines to strict manufacturing specifications ensuring
product purity�� FM-200
®
leaves no residue or oily deposits
on delicate electronic equipment, and can be removed
from the protected space by ventilation��
FM-200
®
is thermally and chemically stable,
but without the extremely long atmospheric lifetimes
associated with some other clean agents�� The atmospheric
lifetime of FM-200
®
has been determined to be 36��5 years��
The US EPA SNAP does not consider FM-200
®
to be a
long lived substance when discharged, and as such has
placed no restrictions on its use�� (Environmental Protection
Agency’s Significant New Alternatives Program)��
Typical areas that may be protected by an FM-
200
®
system are detailed below; the list is by no means
exhaustive:
Bank Vaults
Libraries
Rare Book Stores
Electronic Data Processing
Telephone Exchanges
Studios
Communication Centres
Transformer and Switchrooms
Control Rooms
Test Laboratories
Flammable Liquid Stores
The present understanding of the functioning of
FM-200
®
is that 80% of its fire fighting effectiveness is
achieved through heat absorption and 20% through direct
chemical means (action of the fluorine radical on the chain
reaction of a flame)�� Complete suppression using FM-
200
®
has the following advantages:
Less visual obscurity and minimal risk to
personnel��
Low toxicity��
Most effective when used with automatic detection to
introduce FM-200
®
with a 10 second discharge��
The ability to prevent re-ignition providing
concentration levels are maintained��
FM-200
®
is stored as a liquified compressed gas and is
discharged into the protected area as a vapour�� It is stored
in approved DOT or TPED containers and is super-
pressurised with dry nitrogen to 25 bar @ 21 °C (360 psi
@ 70 °F)��
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•
•
•
WARNING
FM-200
®
shall not be used on fires involving the
following materials unless they have been tested to
the satisfaction of the authority having jurisdiction:
• Certain chemicals or mixtures of chemicals, such
as cellulose nitrate and gunpowder, that are capable
of rapid oxidation in the absence of air��
• Reactive metals such as lithium, sodium,
potassium, magnesium, titanium, zirconium,
uranium and plutonium��
• Metal hydrides��
• Chemicals capable of undergoing autothermal
decomposition, such as certain organic peroxidase
and hydrazine��
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SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION
© 2010 Macron Safety Systems (UK) Limited
EQUIPMENT:
FM-200® (UL/FM)
PUBLICATION:
14A-07H
ISSUE No.
02
DATE:
2010-03
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