When did extinguishers go red in UK?

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2026-04-29 19:20

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1997: before then they (fire extinguishers) were to a different standard; B.S. 5423. and they were different colours for different types of media (stuff inside) Foam, Water, Halon etc.

Now they are all Red in colour, with the relevant information displayed on the extinguisher.

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