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EXL/23/1 - Flame arresters

Sector: Governance & Resilience

Categories: Conveyors | Fire protection. Other | Fire protection equipment | Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products | Pressure regulators | Fire-fighting | Explosion protection

Overview: Under the direction of EXL/23, is responsible for the UK input to CEN/TC305/WG3 for standards for flame arrestors in explosive atmospheres

Committee standards activity

In Progress (1)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS EN WI 00305166 Explosion absorbing systems

Categories: Unclassified documents

Drafting begins : 2026-06-19 		Drafting
Published (2)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD CEN/TR 16793:2016 Guide for the selection, application and use of flame arresters

Categories: Fire protection. Other | Pressure regulators

Published standard begins : 2016-01-18 		Published standard
BS EN ISO/IEC 80079-49:2024 Explosive atmospheres. Flame arresters. Performance requirements, test methods and limits for use

Categories: Fire-fighting | Fire protection equipment

Published standard begins : 2024-10-15 		Published standard
Withdrawn (1)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD CEN/TR 16829:2016 Fire and explosion prevention and protection for bucket elevators

Categories: Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products | Explosion protection | Conveyors

Withdrawn begins : 2019-05-07 		Withdrawn