MALAYSIAN MS 1447: PART 2:2006

STANDARD

FIXED FIREFIGHTING SYSTEMS

HOSE SYSTEMS
PART 2: HOSE SYSTEMS WITH
LAY-FLAT HOSE

ICS: 13.220.10
Descriptors: fixed firefighting, lay-flat hose, systems

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Committee representation

The Fire Safety and Prevention Industry Standards Committee (ISC M) under whose authority this Malaysian
Standard was adopted, comprises representatives from the following organisations:

Association of Consulting Engineers Malaysia

Construction Industry Development Board Malaysia
Department of Chemistry, Malaysia
Department of Standards Malaysia
Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations
Forest Research Institute Malaysia
Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia
Jabatan Kerja Raya
Malaysian Fire Protection Association
Master Builders Association of Malaysia
Ministry of International Trade and Industry
Persatuan Insuran Am Malaysia
Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia
Real Estate Housing Developers Association Malaysia
Tenaga Nasional Berhad
The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia
The Institution of Fire Engineers (UK) Malaysia Branch
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Universiti Putra Malaysia

The Technical Committee on Wet Fire Protection which recommends adoption of the EN standard consist of
representatives from the following organisations:

Association of Consulting Engineers Malaysia

Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia

Jabatan Kerja Raya (Cawangan Kejuruteraan Mekanikal)

Kolling Engineering Sdn Bhd

Malaysian Fire Protection Association

Persatuan Insuran Am Malaysia

Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia

SIRIM Berhad (Secretariat)

SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd (Fire Engineering Testing Section)

SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd (Product Certification Section)

Steel Recon Industries Sdn Bhd

Tenaga Nasional Berhad

The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia

The Institution of Fire Engineers (UK) Malaysia Branch

Universiti Putra Malaysia

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FOREWORD

The adoption of the EN Standard as a Malaysian Standard was recommended by the

Technical Committee on Wet Fire Protection under the authority of the Fire Safety and
Prevention Industry Standards Committee.

MS 1447 consists of the following parts, under the general title Fixed firefighting systems
Hose systems:

- Part 1: Hose reels with semi-rigid hose

- Part 2: Hose systems with lay-flat hose

- Part 3: Maintenance of hose reels with semi-rigid hose and hose systems with lay-flat hose.

This Malaysian Standard is identical to EN 671-2:2001, Fixed firefighting systems Hose

systems Part 2: Hose systems with lay-flat hose and Amendment A1:2004, published by the
European Committee for Standardization (CEN). However, for the purposes of this Malaysian
Standard, the following apply:

a) in the source text, this European Standard should read this Malaysian Standard;

b) the comma which is used as a decimal sign (if any), to read as a point; and

c) references to European Standard and International Standards should be replaced by

equivalent Malaysian Standards as follows:

Referenced European and International Corresponding Malaysian Standards

Standards

EN ISO 4892-2, Plastics Methods of MS ISO 4892-2, Plastics Methods of

exposure to laboratory light sources exposure to laboratory light sources Part
Part 2: Xenon-arc sources 2: Xenon-arc sources

ISO 7-1, Pipe threads where pressure- MS ISO 7-1, Pipe threads where pressure-
tight joints are made on the threads tight joints are made on the threads Part
Part 1: Dimensions, tolerances and 1: Dimensions, tolerances and designation
designation

ISO 9227, Corrosion tests in artificial MS ISO 9227, Corrosion tests in artificial
atmospheres; salt spray tests atmospheres; salt spray tests

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FOREWORD (continued)

d) references to European Standards in the bibliography should be replaced by equivalent

Malaysian Standards as follows:

Referenced European Standards Corresponding Malaysian Standards

EN ISO 9001, Quality systems Model for MS ISO 9001, Quality management
quality assurance in design, development, systems Requirements
production, installation and servicing

EN ISO 9002, Quality systems Model for MS ISO 9001, Quality management
quality assurance in production, installation systems Requirements
and servicing

This standard is published with the permission of the European Committee for
Standardization. Such permission is hereby acknowledged.

Compliance with a Malaysian Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal
obligations.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 671-2
A pril 2001
NORME EUROPENNE
+ A1
EUROPISCHE NORM
May 2004

ICS 13.220.20 Supersedes EN 671-2:1994

Engli s h v ersion

Fixed firefighting systems - Hose systems - Part 2: Hose

systems with lay-flat hose
(i ncludes am end m ent A1:2004)

Installations fixes de lutte contre l'incendie - Systmes Ortfeste Lschanlagen - Wandhydranten -

quips de tuyaux - Partie 2: Postes d'eau muraux quips Teil 2: Wandhydranten mit Flachschlauch
de tuyaux plats (enthlt ? nderung A1:2004)
(inclut lamendement A1:2004)

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 1 March 2001; amendment A1 was approved by CEN on 17 March 2004.

CEN members are bound to comply w ith the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
standards may be obtained on application to the Management Centre or to any CEN member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the Management Centre has the same status as the official
versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Spain, Sw eden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

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2001 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 671-2:2001 + A1:2004 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.
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Contents
F o r e w or d...................................................................................................................... ................................................ 3
Intr o d u ct i o n ................................................................................................................................................................. 4
1 S c o p e ................... ................................................................................................................................................... 4
2 Normati v e refere n ce s........................................................................................................ .................................... 4
3 Te r m s a n d definit i o n s ....................................................................................................... .................................... 5
4 Designation ............................................................................................................................................................ 5
5 Hose a n d h o se as s e m b lies .................................................................................................... .............................. 6
6 Shut - off n o z zle....................................................................................................................................................... 6
7 Inlet st o p valv e ............................................................................................................ .......................................... 7
8 Cabinets .................................................................................................................... ............................................. 8
9 Materials ................................................................................................................................................................. 8
10 H y draulic p r o p ertie s............................................................................................................................................ 9
11 Colour, sy m b o l s , mar ki n g a n d in structions ................................................................................................... 10
12 Eva l u a t i o n of conformi ty .................................................................................................................................. 11
A n n ex A (norm ati v e) Sc h e d u l e for i n i tial ty pe tes ti n g .......................................................................................... 12
A n n ex B (norm ati v e) Te s t m e t h o d for resi s t a nce to exte r nal c orr osio n ............................................................. 13
A n n ex C (norm ati v e) A g ei n g test for p l a s tics materials ....................................................................................... 14
A n n ex D (norm ati v e) Te s t m e t h o d for resi s t a nce to c orr o sio n o f wate r w ays .................................................... 15
A n n ex E (norm ative) Te s t methods for n o zzle ....................................................................................................... 16
A n n ex ZA (i nformative) C lau ses of t his E ur o pe a n Sta n d a r d ad d re ssi n g th e es se ntial
c h a ra cte ri stics o f E U C o n s tr u c t i o n Pr o d u c ts D ire c tive ......................................................................... .............. 20
B i b l i o g r a ph y .............................................................................................................................................................. 24