California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 4 - Construction Safety Orders › Article 36 - Fire Protection and Prevention › Section 1922 - Portable Fire Fighting Equipment

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Fire Extinguishers and Small Hose Lines.
(1) A fire extinguisher, rated not less than
					 2A, shall be provided for each 3,000 square feet of the floor area, or fraction
					 thereof. Where the floor area is less than 3,000 square feet at least one
					 extinguisher shall be provided. Travel distance from any point of the protected
					 area to the nearest fire extinguisher shall not exceed 75 feet.
One 55-gallon open container of water with two fire pails
						may be substituted for a fire extinguisher having a 2A rating.
A ¾ -inch diameter garden-type hose line, not to
						exceed 75 feet in length and equipped with an adjustable nozzle, may be
						substituted for a 2A-rated fire extinguisher, provided it is connected to a
						reliable water pressure system capable of discharging a minimum, continuous
						flow of 5 gallons per minute with a minimum hose stream range of 30 feet
						horizontally. The garden-type hose lines shall be mounted on conventional racks
						or reels. The number and location of hose racks or reels shall be such that at
						least one hose stream can be applied to all points in the floor area.
At least one fire extinguisher rated not less than 2A,
						shall be provided on each floor. In multi-story buildings, at least one fire
						extinguisher shall be located adjacent to the stairway at each floor
						level.
EXCEPTION: Single family residential dwellings other than
						apartments, lodging houses, hotels or dormitories provided that there is at
						least one fire extinguisher rated not less than 2A, or the equivalent,
						available at the job site during working hours.
(2) Extinguishers and water containers
					 subject to freezing shall be protected from freezing.
(3) A fire extinguisher, rated not less than
					 10B, shall be provided within 50 feet of wherever more than 5 gallons of
					 flammable or combustible liquids or 5 pounds of flammable gas are being used on
					 the job site. This requirement does not apply to the integral fuel tanks of
					 motor vehicles.
(4) Portable fire
					 extinguishers shall be inspected monthly, or at more frequent intervals, and
					 serviced at least annually by a person licensed or registered by the State Fire
					 Marshal as required by the Health and Safety Code, Division 12, Part 2, Chapter
					 1.5, Articles 2, 3, and 6.
NOTE: Inspection is a "quick check" that an extinguisher
						is available and will operate. It is intended to give reasonable assurance that
						the extinguisher is fully charged and operable. This is done by seeing that it
						is in its designated place, that it has not been actuated or tampered with, and
						that there is no obvious or physical damage or condition to prevent
						operation.
NOTE: Service as defined in the State Fire Marshal's
						regulations pertains to the act of charging, recharging, inspecting, repairing,
						and hydrostatic testing of any portable fire extinguisher.
(5) The selection of extinguishers for a
					 given situation will depend upon the character of the fires anticipated, the
					 construction and occupancy of the individual property, the vehicle or hazard to
					 be protected, ambient temperature conditions, and other factors. The number of
					 extinguishers required shall be determined by reference to Section
					 6151 of the General Industry Safety
					 Orders. Portable fire extinguishers shall be limited to those listed or bearing
					 labels of the Underwriters' Laboratory or laboratories approved by the State
					 Fire Marshal. (See Table A-2-1, NFPA 10-1984)