DTI Department Administrative Order No. 05 (2000)

(NAR) VOL. 12 NO. 1 / JANUARY - MARCH 2001

[ DTI DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 05, S. 2000, October 18, 2000 ]

MANDATORY PHILIPPINE NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR FIRE PROTECTION AND FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT

1. In accordance with the provisions of R. A. No. 4109, R.A. No. 7394 (Consumer Act of the Philippines), DAO No. 9, Series of 1990, DAO No. 1, Series of 1997, DAO No. 8, Series of 1995 and Sec. 10(4), Chapter 3, Title X, Book IV of the Administrative Code of 1987, the mandatory implementation of the following Standards is hereby ordered, for the protection of the consumers and the general public: 1.1 PNS ISO Fire fighting - Portable fire extinguishers - Performance 7165:2000 and construction ISO published 1999 1.2 PNS ISO Fire protection - fire extinguishing media - Powder 7202:2000 ISO published 1987 1.3 PNS ISO Fire protection - Fire extinguishing media -Carbon dioxide 5923:2000 ISO published 1989 1.4 PNS ISO 7203- Fire extinguishing media - Foam concentrates - Part 1: 1:2000 Specification for low expansion foam concentrates for top ISO published application to water-immiscible liquids 1995 1.5 PNS ISO 7203- ire extinguishing media - Foam concentrates - Part 3: 3:2000 Specification for tow expansion foam concentrates for top ISO published application to water-miscible liquids 1999 2. All manufacturers, distributors, importers and retailers of said products shall comply with the requirements of the above-stated standards 3. A third party certification, known as the PS Quality and/or Safety Certification Mark, shall be obtained from the Bureau of Product Standards (BPS) by all manufacturers of said products. Importers of fire protection and fire fightingequipment shall secure an import commodity clearance from the BPS as a pre-requisite of import shipments released by the Bureau of Customs:

4. BPS shall promulgate implementing guidelines specifying implementing timetables, taking into consideration present inventory levels, production capabilities of industries, and testing capabilities of BPS and other testing institutions. When necessary, BPS may designate an appropriate competent organization to assist in various aspects of standards implementation work (such as product inspection, testing, market monitoring) for these products.

5. The implementation of these standards shall be done in coordination with the DTI Regional and Provincial Offices and the Bureau of Trade Regulation and Consumer Protection.

6. All other orders or parts thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Department Administrative Order are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.

7. This Order shall take effect fifteen (15) days-after publication in two newspapers of general circulation. Copies of said standards may be secured from the BPS Standards Data Center. Adopted: 18 Oct. 2000 (SGD)M.A RQXAS Secretary Recommended by:

(SGD.) JESUS L.MOTOOMULL Director, BPS