GX20/FM-200 is a clean agent fire suppression system that protects highvalue assets from fire and the effects of fire-fighting, allowing normal operations to be resumed quickly with no collateral damage and clean-up costs. Kidde Fire Protection is at the forefront of new technologies in fire safety, offering a range of state-of-the-art fire extinguishing systems.
GX-20 systems utilise FM-200, a gaseous extinguishing agent, which has emerged as the most viable alternative to Halon 1301 on the basis of extensive trials. FM-200 is fast and effective with a low space/weight characteristic which is also environmentally-acceptable and safe for human exposure. Halon fire extinguishants were regarded for many years as the most effective fire suppressants for a wide range of applications. Amendments to the Montreal Protocol of 1987 focused on the manufacture of Halons, however, and their production has now ceased in recognition of their virulent destruction of the ozone layer. In addition, European legislation requires that Halon systems within the EU must have been decommissioned by the end of 2003. FM-200 has been adopted by the majority of the world's fire protection companies and is the most widely used clean agent fire suppressant, with tens of thousands of systems installed across the globe.
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