AS 2444 Portable Fire Extinguishers and Fire Blankets - Selection and Location - Western Australia

Description

You will need to comply with this standard if you are an employer, main contractor, self-employed, or a person control of a workplace and have portable fire extinguishers at a workplace.

This standard sets out criteria for the selection of portable fire extinguishers and specifies requirements for their application, location and distribution. It includes a section which sets out criteria for the selection of fire blankets and specifies requirements for their location and distribution.

Service type

Code of Practice

A code of practice is a set of rules which details how people in a certain industry should behave. A code of practice can be defined as a result of legislation or by industry regulators and bodies.

Other resources

Act(s) name

Work Health and Safety Act 2020 Western Australia

Regulation(s) name

Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022 Western Australia

Administering agency

Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety

WorkSafe

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