Labeling For Fire Extinguisher
Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by KCKFLY001, Jan 4, 2016.
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Back in 1978 - 1990, I was a fire fighter. For a side job, I owned a small, local fire protection equipment service which included sales & service of portable fire extinguishers.
I recall something in the regs about "readily accessible". The extinguisher cant be blocked or immediately unavailable where you would have to use tools or gain access to it as being under objects & debris. It cant be locked etc unless its it in a locked cabinet when its easily accessible by, for example, breaking the glass to the cabinet etc. Something along those lines. I dont remember exactly.
I did a couple of quick google searches & didn't come up with anything related to trucks, but I did find some OSHA stuff, although not directly stating "trucks". Most of what I seen was related to buildings etc. If anyone wants to do some research on this for themselves or the OP, the regs for portable fire extinguishers is NFPA 10.
(That is the National Fire Prevention Association, section 10.)
Again, I haven't researched this either but someone who knows the FMCSA (DOT) rules may know where this is. If I remember correctly, the fire extinguisher in or on a truck has to be in a bracket & must be secured.
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Not sure if a regulation or not but was told by my boss that if it was in side box it had to be posted on door that it was inside
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California has a vehicle code regulation on this.
It is supposed to be posted or marked where the extinguisher is located.
In California unless it is a POV, it s supposed to have an extinguisher and be marked.brian991219 Thanks this. -
Who cares about California, or what it thinks...my long hood will never go near that state...I do miss Bakersfield...that's about it.Blackshack46 Thanks this.
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That's a revenue ticket, plain and simple. Unless you were being a wise ###, that is!
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That has been a money grab in ca. that started in the 1980s the closer you got to ca. the more the stickers cost>
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