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S-2.1, r. 4 - Safety Code for the construction industry
Section 3.4.3
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3.4.3. Portable fire extinguishers: Portable fire extinguishers shall be placed:
(a) in any workshop;
(b) in any storage building for combustible materials or flammable liquids;
(c) in places where welding or cutting operations with a torch are being carried on and for a reasonable time thereafter;
(d) where temporary oil or gas-fired heat generators are used;
(e) during the use of a tar or asphalt kettle;
(f) during the storage or handling of flammable liquids; and
(g) near the exits on each storey having a floor area of 500 m2 or less in a building where construction works are in progress, and an additional portable fire extinguisher for each additional 500 m2 of floor area or any fraction thereof.
