Standards and codes of practice to eliminate dependency on halons: handbook of good practices in the halon sector.

Author(s) : UNEP DTIE, PETERSON E., HANLY S.

Type of monograph: Book, Guide/Handbook

Summary

This handbook has been produced by UNEP DTIE OzonAction Programme under the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol, in cooperation with The Fire Protection Research Foundation. It explains the importance of standards and codes of practice in the phase-out process and provides guidance on how to use those instruments to support the safe and timely transition to alternatives. It is designed for National Ozone Units, governments and fire protection communities responsible for planning and implementing the Montreal Protocol halon provisions. It identifies the types of standards and codes of practice that are relevant to the Protocol and provides step-by-step guidance on how to establish new, or revise existing, standards and codes of practice to promote the halon phase out. The document can be downloaded from the Web site: www.uneptie.org/ozonaction/library/policy/halstand.pdf.

Details

  • Original title: Standards and codes of practice to eliminate dependency on halons: handbook of good practices in the halon sector.
  • Record ID : 2002-1136
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Regulation, Environment
  • Publication: Unep (united nations environment programme) - France/France
  • Publication date: 2001
  • ISBN: 9280719881
  • Source: Source: 80 p. (21 x 29.7); phot.; append.