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Using waste fire extinguishers for training: RPS 221

When you can use waste fire extinguishers to train people to fight fires.

• From: Environment Agency
• Published: 29 May 2019
• Last updated: 17 January 2022 — See all updates

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Using waste fire extinguishers for training: RPS 221

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This regulatory position statement (RPS) is about when you can store and use waste fire extinguishers to train people to fight fires.

Published 29 May 2019
Last updated 17 January 2022 + show all updates

1. 17 January 2022

   Excluded the use of fire extinguishers that contain perfluorooctanoic acid or fluorosurfactants. Corrected the waste code to 16 05 05 and extended the review date to 1 December 2024.

2. 29 May 2019

   First published.