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Select, use, and maintain portable fire extinguishers that are appropriate to the hazard. Apply the 2018 edition of NFPA 10: Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers.

Portable fire extinguishers are a critical first line of defense against small fires. For the best protection, be sure to select, use, and maintain extinguishers using the latest requirements as presented in the most up-to-date edition of NFPA 10: Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers.

The 2018 edition includes clarified provisions for:

  • Electronic monitoring
  • Obsolete extinguishers
  • Extinguishers installed in areas containing oxidizers
  • Extinguisher signs
  • Extinguisher mounting equipment and cabinets

Other recent changes expand the Standard’s scope:

A new requirement addresses maintenance of hose stations that are used in lieu of extinguishers. The fire classification marking system is expanded to include markings for extinguishers rated for Class AC and Class AK, while removing information on obsolete equipment.

Guard against small fires with new NFPA 10, your all-in-one resource for portable fire extinguisher.

Whether you’re a servicer, facility manager or owner, or technician, you can depend on this important Standard for current, comprehensive rules for the distribution, placement, maintenance, operation, and inspection of equipment — as well as testing and recharging.

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Published:
08/21/2017
ISBN(s):
9781455916597
Number of Pages:
77

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Improve fire protection with proper selection and maintenance of portable fire extinguishers. Apply the 2007 NFPA 10!

Portable fire extinguishers are an important first line of defense against small fires. For maximum protection, be sure to select and maintain equipment using the provisions in NFPA 10: Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers. This document covers equipment distribution, placement, maintenance, operation, and inspection–as well as testing and recharging.

Look to the 2007 NFPA 10 for current provisions that impact safety:

  • In lieu of 30-day monthly inspections, electronic monitoring is now permitted for most applications, and expanded material covers the topic in full.
  • For the first time, NFPA 10 requires certification for technicians servicing extinguishers. Annex material provides details about acceptable certification programs.
  • New list of obsolete extinguishers. Be sure to check the up-to-date list and remove problem equipment from service.

Trust the industry’s most widely accepted requirements in NFPA 10–the Standard used by OSHA to develop its workplace training regulations.

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Published:
10/15/2006
Number of Pages:
66

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Revised for 1998, this important NFPA standard covers criteria for every aspect of portable fire extinguisher use, including suggested distribution and placement…required maintenance…proper operation…timely inspection and testing…and safe recharging. You?ll get the full requirements for extinguishers used to combat A, B, C, and D-class fires, plus?

–Information on specific hazard applications, including new criteria for cooking grease fires
–Hydrostatic testing intervals for different types of extinguishers, plus test pressures, equipment, and procedures
New requirements for Halon alternative chemicals
Seven appendices packed with examples and advice about extinguisher operation, corrective actions, and more!

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Published:
04/01/1998
Number of Pages:
56

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Select, use, and maintain portable fire extinguishers that are appropriate to the hazard. Don’t work without the latest edition of NFPA 10.

Portable fire extinguishers are a critical first line of defense against small fires. For the best protection, be sure to select, use, and maintain extinguishers using the latest requirements as presented in the 2013 NFPA 10: Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers.

Update your knowledge on important provisions that impact safety. Reference the 2013 edition for:

  • Reorganized and updated inspection and maintenance requirements
  • Expanded coverage of Class D extinguishers
  • Updated requirements for Halon extinguishers
  • Expanded explanations and examples for distribution of portable extinguishers (Annex E)

Stay up-to-date! NFPA 10 is your complete, all-in-one source for fire extinguisher guidance.

Whether you’re a servicer, facility manager or owner, or technician…you can depend on this important Standard for current, comprehensive rules for the distribution, placement, maintenance, operation, and inspection of equipment — as well as testing and recharging.

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Published:
12/17/2012
ISBN(s):
9781455905683
Number of Pages:
83

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Portable fire extinguishers are effective against small fires — but only if equipment is properly placed, efficiently maintained, and used by trained individuals. If your work involves this critical first defense, you need the latest NFPA 10.

OSHA relies on NFPA 10 to develop its workplace training regulations because it contains the clearest, most widely accepted rules for distribution and placement, maintenance, operation, inspection, testing, and recharging. And only the 2002 edition provides:

  • Clarified Class C requirements
  • Important changes to Class K requirements
  • A new mandate for Class K extinguishers for fryer protection in commercial kitchens
  • An all-new provision for electronic monitoring of equipment

    • The revised format meets NFPA’s Manual of Style, making this edition the most user-friendly ever. Match the right extinguisher to the job, and give equipment its best chance against fire with the new, improved NFPA 10!

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    Published:
    09/01/2002
    Number of Pages:
    62

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