New guidance has been published surrounding using waste portable extinguishers for training purposes.

The Environment Agency share the conditions you must comply with, what enforcement is in place and when a review is due. 

According to the guide, you must only: 

• store and use waste fire extinguishers for training exercises
• use waste fire extinguishers that do not need any treatment or repair
• store or use up to 100 waste fire extinguishers at any one time
• discharge water or carbon dioxide waste fire extinguishers 

You can view the full guidance document via the gov.uk website.