Incident Report

Subject:         Fire-fighting foam testing - Where do you get your fire-fighting foam tested?

Date of Email report:  Wed 26/03/2014

Report Detail:

3 Question’s for the JOIFF membership.    This should only take you 10 minutes so please make the effort to reply.    Please send responses to [email protected]  

Questions
1.      Name the company and country where your foam concentrate is tested?
2.      Is this independent or a supplier based testing?
3.      Do you have knowledge of independent companies in your region who provide such a service?

Example only -fire-fighting foam testingoptions
·       Appearance, visual
·       Sedimentation
·       pH, ASTM D1293, EN 1568  
·       Density, ASTM D4052  
·       Viscosity ISO 3104, sediment EN 1568-C
·       Drainage time, EN 1568-G
·       Expansion ratio, EN 1568-G
·       Fire test performance, "burn back test", EN 1568-I 
·       Refractive index, ISO 5561
·       Refractive index, ASTM D1218, ISO 5661
·       Resistance to polar solvents
·       Solution concentration
·       Pour Point ASTM D5950 
·       Cloud point ASTM D5773  
·       Freeze-point
·       Surface tension, ISO 304, ASTM D-971
·       Temperature conditioning, EN 1568-H
·       Determination of foam type or grade 

Many Thanks in advance of your responses…

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