On a California construction site, how must portable fire extinguishers be provided?
Explanation
Section 1922(a)(1) sets three numbers together: an extinguisher rated not less than 2A for each 3,000 square feet of floor area or fraction of it, at least one on each floor, and a travel distance from any point of the protected area to the nearest one of no more than 75 feet. Option (d) is the FEDERAL figure - 29 CFR 1926.150(c)(1)(i) allows 100 feet - and on a California job site the state number governs. Option (a) keeps the rating and stretches servicing from the annual interval in (a)(4), which also requires monthly inspection, to five years. Option (b) misplaces the 10B unit, which (a)(3) attaches to a specific trigger: within 50 feet of wherever more than 5 gallons of flammable or combustible liquid, or 5 pounds of flammable gas, is being used.
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