In a recent Q&A on the FacilityCare website, consultant Brad Keyes answered a question about fire extinguisher cabinet labeling.
Q: Our hospital was surveyed recently and one of our deficiencies was that our fire extinguisher cabinets were not labeled. I can find nothing in the Life Safety Code (LSC) stating this as a requirement.
A: Yes, NFPA 10 (1998 edition), section 1-6.12 says: Fire extinguishers mounted in cabinets or wall recesses shall be placed so that the fire extinguisher operating instructions face outward. The location of such fire extinguishers shall be marked conspicuously. Most authorities will accept whatever means you choose to use as long as all the extinguisher cabinets are marked the same way.
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