Improve extinguisher effectiveness with the 2010 NFPA 10.
Portable fire extinguishers are an important first line of defense against small fires. For adequate protection, select, use, and maintain extinguishers using the 2010 NFPA 10: Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers.
Provisions that impact safety include:
- Clarification of what Certification is and how it relates to performing service and maintenance of portable fire extinguishers
- More specific guidelines for the placement of extinguishers that reduce ambiguity
- Added definitions for pressurized flammable liquid and clean agent extinguishers
- Added precaution and related Annex on the use of dry chemical fire extinguishers around delicate electronic equipment
Find reliable, complete fire extinguisher guidance.
Whether you're a servicer, facility manager or owner, or technician, you can depend on this important Standard for comprehensive rules for the distribution, placement, maintenance, operation, and inspection of equipment -- as well as testing and recharging.
Make sure extinguishers are up to the job.
Order today and help extinguishers maintain their record of effectiveness in protecting people and property from fire. (Print, 65 pp., 2010)