TECHNICAL BULLETIN No. 2 of 1997



January 16, 1997



TO:       FSSA Members

          FSSA Technical Committee



FROM:     Charles F. Willms, P.E.

          Technical Director



SUBJECT:  FSSA SAFETY ALERT dated Oct. 28, 1993

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Information received from the Halon Alternatives Research

Corporation indicates that serious unsafe practices are still

occurring during handling, packaging and transportation of Halon

containers designated for agent recycling.  This includes charged

containers being shipped with anti-recoil and/or safety caps

missing, with actuation devices still attached, etc.



In the interest of public safety, FSSA has issued the following

Safety Alert dated October 28, 1993.  FSSA grants permission to

reproduce this Safety Alert. 



If you are a Designer/Installer, please distribute these

documents to your service personnel, as well as to your customers

and request that they distribute to their end users.



If you are a Manufacturer, please distribute copies to your

Designer/Installer customers (especially those that are not FSSA

members) and stress the importance of having them  distribute

copies to their service personnel and to their customers.

















FSSA also plans to contact NAFED, FEMA, Inc., CGA, NFPA, NAVSEA,

and the USCG; and request that these organizations circulate the

FSSA Safety Alert through each of their own distribution

networks.



Safety is the responsibility of everyone.  This requires

continual diligence, education and training, so that safe work

habits become second nature to all parties involved.



Thank you for your cooperation in this effort.







enclosure:   FSSA Safety Alert (October 28, 1993)

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