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§ 561.2. Fire Test and Performance Standards.

19 CA ADC § 561.2Barclays Official California Code of Regulations

Barclays California Code of Regulations
Title 19. Public Safety
Division 1. State Fire Marshal
Chapter 3. Fire Extinguishers
Article 4. Classification and Ratings of Portable Fire Extinguishers
19 CCR § 561.2
§ 561.2. Fire Test and Performance Standards.
Currentness
(a) Portable fire extinguishers used to comply with this regulation shall be listed and labeled and meet or exceed all of the requirements of the fire test standards and one of the appropriate performance standards shown below:
(1) Fire Test Standards:
(A) ANSI/UL 711, Standard for Fire Extinguishers, Rating and Fire Testing 7th Edition, 2009.
(B) UL Subject 711A, Fire Test Method for Portable Hand-Held Extinguishers Intended For Use on Residential Cooking Equipment, July 21, 2005.
(2) Performance Standards:
(A) CO2 Types: ANSI/UL 154, Standard for Carbon-Dioxide Fire Extinguishers, 9th Edition, 2009.
(B) Dry Chemical Types: ANSI/UL 299, Standard for Dry Chemical Fire Extinguishers, 10th Edition, 2009.
(C) UL Subject 299D, Dry Chemical Fire Extinguishers for Residential Cooking, July 9, 2010 as amended.
Amended Section as follows:
7.1 An extinguisher complying with the requirements in this Outline shall be marked “Residential Kitchen Fire Extinguisher” “Special Purpose -- For Residential Cooking Media Fires” this statement shall appear immediately below the operating instructions on the nameplate in a font size no less than the font used for the operating instructions. In addition to the other markings required by UL 299.
(D) Water Types: ANSI/UL 626, Standard for Water Fire Extinguishers, 8th Edition, 2007.
(E) Halon Types: ANSI/UL 1093, Standard for Halogenated Agent Fire Extinguishers 5th edition, 1995.
(F) Foam Types: ANSI/UL 8, Standard for Water Based Agent Fire Extinguishers, 6th Edition, 2005.
(G) Clean Agent Types: ANSI/UL 2129, Standard for Halocarbon Clean Agent Fire Extinguishers 2nd Edition, 2005.
(H) Loaded Stream/K-Class Types: ANSI/UL 8, Standard for Water Based Agent Fire Extinguisher, 6th Edition, 2005.
(I) Closed Recovery System: UL 2006, Standard for Halon 1211 Recovery/Recharge Equipment, 5th edition 2011
(J) Test Weights: ASTM E 617-97, Standard Specification for Laboratory Weights and Precision Mass Standards
(b) The identification of the listing and labeling organization, the fire test and performance standard which the extinguisher meets or exceeds shall be clearly marked on each extinguisher.
Exception: Extinguishers manufactured prior to January 1, 1986.
(c) An organization's listing, labeling and marking of extinguishers used to comply with the requirements of this chapter shall utilize a third party certification program for portable fire extinguishers which meets or exceeds ANSI/UL 1803, Standard for Safety Factory Follow-Up on Third Party Certified Portable Fire Extinguishers, 3rd Edition, 2006.
Exception: Extinguishers manufactured prior to January 1, 1986.

Credits

Note: Authority cited: Section 13160, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 13160 and 13162, Health and Safety Code.
History
1. New section filed 3-4-92; operative 4-3-92 (Register 92, No. 15).
2. Amendment of subsections (a)-(a)(2)(E) filed 12-27-2001; operative 1-1-2002 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2001, No. 52).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (c) filed 7-25-2006 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2006, No. 30).
4. Amendment of subsections (a)-(a)(1) and (a)(2)(B)-(C), new subsections (a)(2)(F)-(H) and amendment of subsection (c) filed 2-28-2007; operative 3-30-2007 (Register 2007, No. 9).
5. Amendment of section and Note filed 7-17-2013; operative 10-1-2013 (Register 2013, No. 29).
This database is current through 5/3/24 Register 2024, No. 18.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 19, § 561.2, 19 CA ADC § 561.2
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