FIREPROTECTIONANDPREVENTIONSubdivisionFiTableofContentsSECTION01065SAFETYREQUIREMENTSTABLEOFCONTENTSFireprotection........................................................................................1Fireprevention.......................................................................................5Flammableandcombustibleliquids.......................................................7Liquifiedpetroleumgas(LP-Gas).......................................................12Temporaryheatingdevices..................................................................18FIREPROTECTIONANDPREVENTION1926.15001065-1(a)(1)–(c)(1)(i)SECTION01065SAFETYREQUIREMENTSFIREPROTECTIONANDPREVENTIONAuthority:Sec.107,ContractWorkHoursandSafetyStandardsAct(ConstructionSafetyAct)(40U.S.C.333);secs.4,6,8,OccupationalSafetyandHealthActof1970(29U.S.C.653,655,657);SecretaryofLabor’sOrderNo.12-71(36FR8754),8-76(41FR25059),or9-83(48FR35736),asapplicable.§1926.150FireProtection.(a)Generalrequirements.(1)Theemployershallberesponsibleforthedevelopmentofafireprotectionprogramtobefollowedthroughoutallphasesoftheconstructionanddemolitionwork,andheshallprovideforthefirefightingequipmentasspecifiedinthissubpart.Asfirehazardsoccur,thereshallbenodelayinprovidingthenecessaryequipment.(2)Accesstoallavailablefirefightingequipmentshallbemaintainedatalltimes.(3)Allfirefightingequipment,providedbytheemployer,shallbeconspicuouslylocated.(4)Allfirefightingequipmentshallbeperiodicallyinspectedandmaintainedinoperatingcondition.Defectiveequipmentshallbeimmediatelyreplaced.(5)Aswarrantedbytheproject,theemployershallprovideatrainedandequippedfirefightingorganization(FireBrigade)toassureadequateprotectiontolife.(b)Watersupply.(1)Atemporaryorpermanentwatersupply,ofsufficientvolume,duration,andpressure,requiredtoproperlyoperatethefirefightingequipmentshallbemadeavailableassoonascombustiblematerialsaccumulate.(2)Whereundergroundwatermainsaretobeprovided,theyshallbeinstalled,completed,andmadeavailableforuseassoonaspracticable.(c)Portablefirefightingequipment.(1)Fireextinguishersandsmallhoselines.(i)Afireextinguisher,ratednotlessthan2A,shallbeprovidedforeach3,000squarefeetoftheprotectedbuildingarea,ormajorfractionthereof.Traveldistancefromanypointoftheprotectedareatothenearestfireextinguishershallnotexceed100feet.(c)(1)(ii)–(c)(1)(x)01065-21926.150FIREPROTECTIONANDPREVENTION01065(ii)One55-gallonopendrumofwaterwithtwofirepailsmaybesubstitutedforafireextinguisherhavinga2Arating.(iii)A1/2-inchdiametergarden-typehoseline,nottoexceed100feetinlengthandequippedwithanozzle,maybesubstitutedfora2A-ratedfireextinguisher,providingitiscapableofdischargingaminimumof5gallonsperminutewithaminimumhosestreamrangeof30feethorizontally.Thegarden-typehoselinesshallbemountedonconventionalracksorreels.Thenumberandlocationofhoseracksorreelsshallbesuchthatatleastonehosestreamcanbeappliedtoallpointsinthearea.(iv)Oneormorefireextinguishers,ratednotlessthan2A,shallbeprovidedoneachfloor.Inmultistorybuildings,atleastonefireextinguishershallbelocatedadjacenttostairway.(v)Extinguishersandwaterdrums,subjecttofreezing,shallbeprotectedfromfreezing.(vi)Afireextinguisher,ratednotlessthan10B,shallbeprovidedwithin50feetofwherevermorethan5gallonsofflammableorcombustibleliquidsor5poundsofflammablegasarebeingusedonthejobsite.Thisrequirementdoesnotapplytotheintegralfuelt...