HL Deb 19 March 2003 vol 646 c33WA
The Duke of Montrose

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What steps have been taken to enable the public to recognise a halon fire extinguisher and to alert them to the risk. [HL2057]

Lord Whitty

In 2001, the former DETR and DTI published detailed guidance, entitledPhase out of Halons, for the fire-protection industry and users to alert them to the fact that, under Regulation (EC) 2037/2000 on substances that deplete the ozone layer, halon fire-protection systems and extinguishers would need to be decommissioned before 31 December 2003. Halon fire-extinguisher cylinders should be green rather than red, as they should have stopped being

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