Fire protection
These information sheets are intended to help users of fire protection equipment containing F gases or personnel working on such equipment.
In particular, personnel and organisations (including sole traders) who deal with fire protection equipment containing F gas need to be aware of their certification obligations.
F gases are only used in certain types of fire protection systems, typically in specialised buildings serving computers or telecoms. HFCs are the F gas of choice for this type of installation and are an effective way of extinguishing fires without causing as much damage as would occur with some alternatives such as water sprinkler systems.
The use of HFC fire protection systems is relatively small and the emissions only contributed approximately 3% of the 2005 UK F gas emissions. Some emissions from these systems are inevitable because in the event of a fire all the HFC is used to put out the fire.
Information sheets
The following information sheets can be read comprehensively as a complete set or selectively dipped into as needed.
If you have any further questions on the EU F gas Regulation please contact us.
- FP 1 – overview (PDF 100 KB)
- FP 2 – usage of F gases (PDF 100 KB)
- FP 3 – key obligations (PDF 100 KB)
- FP 4 – getting started (PDF 50 KB)
- FP 5 – certification of personnel and companies (PDF 50 KB)
- FP 6 – practical guidance (PDF 50 KB)
- Flyer on Personnel and Company Certification obligations in the fire protection sector (PDF 50 KB)
Each information sheet indicates when it was last updated. Over time, the information sheets will be updated to reflect current contact points.
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