Water Mist System Tests | Phirex Australia

PRODUCT APPROVALS

Fogex is an approved water mist fire extinguishing Technology. Fogex is accepted for use on board passenger carrying vessels and
other marine vessels by relevant marine approving authorities, eg Lloyd's Register of Shipping, Bureau Veritas, American Bureau of
Shipping and Det Norske Veritas and others. Fogex may also be used on board oil producing platforms (both on-shore and off-shore)
where similar machinery space hazards exist.

System component testing and evaluation of the Fogex Technology to determine its performance criteria by relevant test laboratories
and approving authorities is a continuous and on-going process for specific applications.

Fogex High-Pressure Water Mist Approvals
IMO MSC/Circ 668/728

Fogex has been fire tested in accordance with IMO MSC/Circ 668/728 for machinery spaces, engine rooms and cargo pump rooms and
has passed all prescribed tests in above test protocol.

Fogex has been tested in accordance with the Factory Mutual Research Corporation test protocols for Machinery spaces, combustion
and gas turbines, Industrial hazards on land in spaces exceeding 260 cu. metres.

Fogex has also been tested in accordance with IMO Guidelines for Local Application systems as per IMO MSC/Circ. 913 and has
passed all prescribed tests.

All above testing has been conducted in the presence of the following witnessing/ approving authorities:

1. Lloyd's Register of Shipping
2. American Bureau of Shipping
3. Bureau Veritas
4. Det Norske Veritas
5. Factory Mutual Research Corporation (USA).
6. Finnish Maritime Directorate

The following Approvals are available for inspection:

Lloyd's Register                                         SAS F030488
Lloyd's Register                                         SAS F030489
Bureau Veritas                                           12081/Al BV
Det Norske Veritas                                    F-i 7433
Det Norske Veritas                                    F-i 7434
Det Norske Veritas                                    MED-B-2125
Det Norske Veritas                                    MED-B-2126
Det Norske Veritas                                    MED-D-431
Det Norske Veritas                                    MED-D-432
American Bureau of Shipping                 03-5G330818-PDA
American Bureau of Shipping                 03-5G330848-PDA

All testing has been done at VTT Fire & Research Laboratories
in Finland. The VTT fire test reports are available as proof.

Test Report                                                 RTE 2720/00
Test Report                                                 RTE 1295/02
Test Report                                                 RTE 1132/00

Electric Transformer
FMRC is also considering issuing an approval for Fogex for Electric Transformers and electrical rooms based on above witnessed
testing. Taiwan Power Authorities have approved MISTEX low/medium pressure system for transformer protection.

VIEW VIDEO CLIP FOR OUTDOOR TRANSFORMER FIRE TEST

Nozzles
The Fogex nozzles have also passed the stringent environmental tests conducted by Factory Mutual Research Corporation in the USA;
ref. FM Approvals 3007879

London Underground
Chiltern International Fire conducted tests in accordance with London Underground specific requirements for escalator protection.
FOGEX actually surpassed all tests rapidly controlling and extinguishing the fire; ref. Chiltern Fire FEEIFO3O35

Life Safety
FOGEX has been shown to rapidly remove heat and toxins, including carbon monoxide and hydrochloric acid, providing a level of
enhanced safety for normally occupied areas that cannot be readily evacuated in case of fire.

Mistex Low/IntermediatePressure Water Mist Approvals

MSA Sur 222 (Rev 4/94) dated 12th December 1995
MSA Sur 222 (Rev 4/94) dated 12th March 1996
Australian Maritime Safety Authority Ship & Personnel Safety Services - Biar Berjaya 10th May 1994
Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Water Mist dated 28th June 1994
Australian Maritime Safety Authority dated 16th February 1996
Australia Design Awards dated 21st October 1993
CSIRO Australia, FC)-1354, 28th May 1997
Department of Environmental Protection, Western Australia dated 7th May 1996
DNV - mistex.sta, dated 1st August 1995
Queensland Transport dated 22nd September 1995
Direktoratet for brann - og eksplosjonsvern dated 27th August 1996
Maritime Safety Authority, New Zealand dated 7th October 1993
Department of Marine & harbours, Western Australia dated 3 September 1993
SINTEF Energy, Norway dated 30th June 1997
Department of Transport, South Australia dated 30th November 1995
Jabatan Bomba, AK/WMFSS/92/97 dated 24th January 1998
IMO Res.A800