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- Institutional Integrity and Risk Management
- Environment, Health & Safety
- Environment, Health and Safety Manual
The provisions of this policy apply to the selection, distribution, inspection, maintenance and testing of portable extinguishing equipment. The requirements given herein are minimums. Portable extinguishers are intended as a first line of defense to cope with fires of limited size. They are needed even when a facility is equipped with automatic sprinklers, standpipe and hose, or other fixed protection equipment.
- Knowledge Base
- Institutional Integrity and Risk Management
- Environment, Health & Safety
- Environment, Health and Safety Manual
An impairment of a fire protection system poses a risk to students, faculty and staff. This policy describes required actions to be taken by the University if a required fire protection system is impaired or taken out of service due to construction, alteration, malfunction, a special event, or an emergency condition.