In addition to having a maximum height of 36 inches, all accessible sales and service counters must have a clear floor space in front of the accessible surface that permits a customer using a wheelchair to pull alongside.

between 48 inches and 15 inches

28″-36″ inches high

NFPA recommends one 2-A fire extinguisher for every 3,000 square feet. OSHA requires employees to have access to an extinguisher within 75 feet. Employees should have access to a fire extinguisher within either 30 or 50 feet, depending on the hazard in question and the rating of the extinguisher (see below).

1/2 to 5 feet

Extinguishers should be located in conspicuous positions, available at all times for immediate use and fitted on brackets or stands where they will be readily seen by any person following an escape route. Fire extinguishers should be securely hung on wall brackets.

A class C fire is one in which an energized electrical element is the cause of the fire. Class C fires may be started from faulty wiring, a short circuit, damage to power cords, overloaded electrical outlets, overheated or overcharged devices, etc.

(a) Fire Extinguishers and Small Hose Lines. (1) A fire extinguisher, rated not less than 2A, shall be provided for each 3,000 square feet of the floor area, or fraction thereof. Where the floor area is less than 3,000 square feet at least one extinguisher shall be provided.

The details in regard to the maintenance are given in IS 2190 : 1992 ‘Code of practice for selection, installation and maintenance of portable first aid fire extinguishers ( third revision )’. This standard was first published in 1962 and revised in 1972, 1976 and 1985.

The calculation can be simplified by applying the rule of thumb that one 13A extinguisher covers 200 square metres of floor area. To calculate how many 13A extinguishers are required, divide the floor area by 200, and round up.

The Coast Guard requires boats to have at least one B-1 marine fire extinguisher on board. Depending on the size of your boat you may need more than one. Boats less than 26′ have to have at least one B-1 fire extinguisher on board.

re-boarding device

According to the navigation rules, which must be aboard a 22-foot powerboat? A whistle or horn. Which is a common first indicator of an approaching thunderstorm?

One prolonged blast indicates you are getting under way, and three short blasts indicate you are backing up. This is what is sounded when you are departing a dock in reverse. Five Short Blasts – This is the DANGER signal.

Five (or more) short, rapid blasts signal danger or signal that you do not understand or that you disagree with the other boater’s intentions.

prepares to depart the dock the skipper gives four blasts on the horn to alert local boaters they are getting underway. Whether this is an official rule, I do not know, but perhaps so. Terry.

One Short Blast – This signal means that your cruise ship intends to pass on it’s port side. In inland waters near the port or harbor, this also indicates the cruise ship is changing course to starboard. One Long Blast – This signal lasting 4-6 seconds means that your ship is leaving the dock.

One blast of the horn means passing to your port. Two blasts means passing to your starboard. Three blasts means going astern. Five blasts means distress or immediate danger. Why did four blasts not get assigned ?

SHE: Why do they honk three times when they come into port? HE: They are signalling that they are coming home. There’s an old legend of Arturo, a Portuguese fisherman who met a beautiful girl when he came into port.