['General Duty Clause', 'Toxic and Hazardous Substances - OSHA']
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03/12/2025
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According to the CDC, you should provide two or more fire extinguishers at each cleanup site. The agency suggests that extinguishers should have at least a 10A rating. Also, be sure to select a fire extinguisher with a class(es) that's appropriate for the potential fire type(s).
Extinguisher classes include:
- Class A – for fires involving ordinary materials like wood, cloth, rubber, or paper.
- Class B – for fires involving combustible and flammable liquids, petroleum grease, tars, oils, alcohols, oil-based paints, and flammable gases.
- Class C – for fires involving electrical equipment like tools, appliances, or other equipment plugged into an outlet.
- Class D – for fires involving combustible metals such as sodium, lithium, titanium, and potassium.
- Class K – for fires involving cooking oils, vegetable oils, and animal fats often located in kitchens.
A common type of fire extinguisher used in the workplace is a multi-purpose extinguisher that contains a dry chemical agent that is suitable for use on class A, B, or C fires.
In general, OSHA doesn’t require the installation of fire extinguishers, unless the employer has an emergency action plan that calls for employees or employee fire brigades to fight fires. There are a few requirements for extinguishers at various places in the 1910 regulations, but these instances are primarily associated with specific fire hazards.
OSHA defines fire extinguisher requirements depending on the class of fire and provides specific distances the extinguishers are to be placed for each class. For example, fire extinguishers are to be mounted so that travel distance for the employee is no more than 75 feet for Class A and D fires, and 50 feet for Class B fires. There is no maximum travel distance specified for Class C extinguishers, but they must be distributed based on appropriate patterns for Class A and B hazards.
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