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Class A Foam Use (Non-structural)

Health and Safety Precautionslways wear appropriate personal protective clothing and equipment

(PPC/PPE) this includes the following.

PPC/PPE for handling concentrate:

wildfire overalls or two piece ensemble (for wildfire) or structuralensemble as appropriate for specialist use applications, nitrile, or

neoprene gloves, rubber or leather boots, safety goggles, P2 nuisance

level organic vapour respirator (non cartridge type) and wildfire or

structural helmet.

Decant outdoors or in a well ventilated area, avoid inhalation of vapours.

PPC/PPE for when using so ut on (0.1% to 1%): wildfire overalls or two piece ensemble (for wildfire) or structural

ensemble as appropriate for specialist use applications, barrier cream for

hands, leather gloves, rubber or leather boots, safety goggles or glassesand wildfire or structural helmet.

If concentrate or solution is accidentally splashed:into eyes immediately flush with saline or fresh water and seek medical

advice. onto skin wash off with fresh water.

onto clothing remove at earliest convenience and launder as normal.

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Class A foam users guide (non-structural)

Foam Type

Recommended

Nozzles

Mix

Ratio % Characteristics Application

NonaspiratedSolution

onventionalnozz e

0.1 to0.2

Milky fluid

Un-mined coal, open or enclosed coal storagebunkers, open or enclosed coal conveyor belts, motorehicles, tyre dumps, mulch/wood chips, timber

stacks, rubbish dumps.

WetLow expansion

nozz es0.1 to0.3

Watery foamn-m ne coa , open or enc ose coa storage un ers,

open or enclosed coal conveyor belts, motor vehiclesan tyre umps.

Fluid

ow anmedium

expans on

nozzles

0.3 to0.5

Fluid shavingrea

pen or enclosed coal storage bunkers, open orenclosed coal conveyor belts, ,tyre dumps. Assetprotection i.e. external application to or around structures,machinery, fence posts, hay stacks, road and rail bridges,

and sites o signi cance. Flora and auna habitats.

Dry

Low andme ium

expansion

nozzles

0.5% to1.0

having cream

sset protect on .e. externa app cat on to or arounstructures, machinery, motor vehicle fuel spills, fenceposts, hay stacks, road and rail bridges, and sites of

significance. Flora and fauna habitats.

A simple rule for application, WHEN IN DOUBT WETTER IS BETTER! ssued June 2009