MALAYSIAN MS 1489-1:2012

STANDARD

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Fire extinguishing installations and

inlets
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equipment - Part 1: Hose reels and foam
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ICS: 23.040.01
Descriptors: hose reels, foam inlets, design, installation

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CONTENTS

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Committee representation .......................................................................................................... ii

Foreword.................................................................................................................................... iii

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1 Scope.............................................................................................................................1

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2 Normative references ....................................................................................................1

3 Terms and definitions ....................................................................................................2

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Hose reels......................................................................................................................2

Foam inlets ....................................................................................................................5

Installation, commissioning and maintenance ...............................................................6

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7 Signages ........................................................................................................................8

Annex A Protecting installed equipment from theft and vandalism .........................................10

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Committee representation

The Industry Standards Committee on Fire Safety and Prevention (ISC M) under whose authority this Malaysian
Standard was developed, comprises representatives from the following organisations:

Association of Consulting Engineers Malaysia

Department of Chemistry, Malaysia
Department of Standards Malaysia
Institut Penyelidikan Perhutanan Malaysia
Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia

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Jabatan Kerja Raya Malaysia
Lembaga Pembangunan Industri Pembinaan Malaysia
Malaysian Association of Standards Users

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Malaysian Fire Protection Association
Master Builders Association Malaysia
Persatuan Insuran Am Malaysia
Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia
Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association Malaysia
SIRIM Berhad (Secretariat)

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SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd
Tenaga Nasional Berhad (Bahagian Pembahagian)
The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia
The Institution of Fire Engineers (UK) Malaysia Branch
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Universiti Putra Malaysia
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The Technical Committee on Wet Fire Protection System which developed this Malaysian Standard consists of
representatives from the following organisations:

Association of Consulting Engineers Malaysia

Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers
Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia
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Jabatan Kerja Raya Malaysia

Kolling Engineering Sdn Bhd
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Malaysian Fire Protection Association

Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia
SIRIM Berhad (Secretariat)
SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd (Fire Protection Testing Section)
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SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd (Product Certification and Inspection Department)
Tenaga Nasional Berhad
The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia
The Institution of Fire Engineers (UK) Malaysia Branch
Universiti Putra Malaysia

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FOREWORD

This Malaysian Standard was developed by the Technical Committee on Wet Fire Protection
System under the authority of the Industry Standards Committee on Fire Safety and
Prevention.

This Malaysian Standard is the first revision of MS 1489: Part 1, Fire extinguishing
installations and equipment - Part 1: Hydrant systems, hose reels and foam inlets.

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MS 1489 consists of the following parts, under the general title Fire extinguishing installations

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and equipment:

Part 1: Hose reels and foam inlets

Part 2: Wet and dry firefighting mains

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This Malaysian Standard cancels and replaces MS 1489: Part 1:1999.

Compliance with a Malaysian Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal
obligations.
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