At a press conference Thursday, James Eibel, vice president of operations at Illinois Bell, said the company studied halon fire suppression systems after a disastrous fire at a New York Telephone ...

In the countries of the European Union, however, halon systems are no longer permitted and are required to be removed from service. Fire protection system selection is a complex process that can ...

Fire protection for the SSC must be "Halon-free," which requires identifying suitable firefighting agents to replace the Halon 1301 and Halon 1211 systems, which currently protect the turbine ...

Current halon-based fire suppression systems only are designed for use in cargo compartments because the chemical is harmful to humans. To increase passenger safety, Life Mist Technologies and ...

For lavatories, halon had to be replaced in flying aircraft ... and Class E compartments must have a liner and a smoke or fire detection system, but not active fire suppression systems.

Halon, which was discontinued in 1990 for ozone-­depletion ... Vessel safety certainly requires ­reliable engines, but the next time you check the oil, check your fire system too, then ask yourself: ...

The military first introduced fire suppression systems on ships ... so the Army began using chemical extinguishers. The first halon extinguisher, developed in 1839 by Henri Victor Regnault ...

Halon is a legacy agent that no longer is ... the horn/strobe that’s in the room activates and the building fire alarm system is alerted. A second smoke detector activation indicates on the ...

Fixed marine fire-extinguishing systems commonly contain HFC-227 or FM-200 fire suppressants, which are less environmentally harmful replacements for old-school Halon (which is no longer sold). A ...