§ 9-3-101 — Use of toxic fire-extinguishing agents prohibited

Colorado § 9-3-101

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 09: Safety -
• Art.: Fire Extinguishers - Sale and Use

Text

No person,
partnership, association, or corporation shall use or install for use in any place of
public assemblage, public or private school, hospital, institution, business or office
building, apartment building, penal institution, nursing or convalescent home,
factory, mill, workshop, bakery, hotel, motel, store, boarding or bunkhouse, theater,
motor vehicle used for the transportation of students or passengers for hire, or
establishment wherein laborers are employed any fire extinguisher or fire-extinguishing device containing carbon tetrachloride or an active agent having a
level of vapor toxicity equal to or greater than carbon tetrachloride. Fire
extinguishers acceptable under this article are those covered in national fire
protection association's bulletin #10, dated May 19, 1967, entitled Standard for the
Installation of Portable Fire Extinguishers, and national fire protection
association's bulletin #10A, dated May 19, 1967, entitled Maintenance and Use of
Portable Fire Extinguishers.

Legislative History

Source: L. 69: p. 185, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 17-5-1.