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

Article 3.4.3 Versions de la disposition

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.