S-2.1, r. 4 - Safety Code for the construction industry

Section 3.4.3 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

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.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. S-2.1, r. 6, s. 3.4.3; O.C. 329-94, s. 31.