503OccupationalSafetyandHealthAdmin.,Labor§1910.158(15)(i)Theequipmentfortestingcompressedgastypecylindersshallbeofthewaterjackettype.Theequip-mentshallbeprovidedwithanexpan-sionindicatorwhichoperateswithanaccuracywithinonepercentofthetotalexpansionor.1cc(.1mL)ofliquid.(ii)Theequipmentfortestingnon-compressedgastypecylindersshallconsistofthefollowing:(A)Ahydrostatictestpump,handorpoweroperated,capableofproducingnotlessthan150percentofthetestpressure,whichshallincludeappro-priatecheckvalvesandfittings;(B)Aflexibleconnectionforattach-menttofittingstotestthroughtheex-tinguishernozzle,testbonnet,orhoseoutlet,asisapplicable;and(C)Aprotectivecageorbarrierforpersonalprotectionofthetester,de-signedtoprovidevisualobservationoftheextinguisherundertest.(16)TheemployershallmaintainandprovideuponrequesttotheAssistantSecretaryevidencethattherequiredhydrostatictestingoffireextin-guishershasbeenperformedatthetimeintervalsshowninTableL–1.Suchevidenceshallbeintheformofacertificationrecordwhichincludesthedateofthetest,thesignatureofthepersonwhoperformedthetestandtheserialnumber,orotheridentifier,ofthefireextinguisherthatwastested.Suchrecordsshallbekeptuntiltheex-tinguisherishydrostaticallyretestedatthetimeintervalspecifiedinTableL–1oruntiltheextinguisheristakenoutofservice,whichevercomesfirst.(g)Trainingandeducation.(1)Wheretheemployerhasprovidedportablefireextinguishersforemployeeuseintheworkplace,theemployershallalsopro-videaneducationalprogramtofamil-iarizeemployeeswiththegeneralprin-ciplesoffireextinguisheruseandthehazardsinvolvedwithincipientstagefirefighting.(2)Theemployershallprovidetheeducationrequiredinparagraph(g)(1)ofthissectionuponinitialemploy-mentandatleastannuallythereafter.(3)Theemployershallprovideem-ployeeswhohavebeendesignatedtousefirefightingequipmentaspartofanemergencyactionplanwithtrain-ingintheuseoftheappropriateequip-ment.(4)Theemployershallprovidethetrainingrequiredinparagraph(g)(3)ofthissectionuponinitialassignmenttothedesignatedgroupofemployeesandatleastannuallythereafter.[45FR60708,Sept.12,1980;46FR24557,May1,1981,asamendedat51FR34560,Sept.29,1986;61FR9239,Mar.7,1996;67FR67964,Nov.7,2002]§1910.158Standpipeandhosesystems.(a)Scopeandapplication—(1)Scope.Thissectionappliestoallsmallhose,ClassII,andClassIIIstandpipesys-temsinstalledtomeettherequire-mentsofaparticularOSHAstandard.(2)Exception.ThissectiondoesnotapplytoClassIstandpipesystems.(b)Protectionofstandpipes.Theem-ployershallassurethatstandpipesarelocatedorotherwiseprotectedagainstmechanicaldamage.Damagedstandpipesshallberepairedpromptly.(c)Equipment—(1)Reelsandcabinets.Wherereelsorcabinetsareprovidedtocontainfirehose,theemployershallassurethattheyaredesignedtofacili-tatepromptuseofthehosevalves,thehose,andotherequipmentatthetimeofafireorotheremergency.Theem-ployershallassurethatthereelsandcabinetsareconspicuouslyidentifiedandusedonlyforfireequipment.(2)Hoseoutletsandconnections.(i)Theemployershallassurethathoseoutletsandconnectionsarelocatedhighenoughabovethefloortoavoidbeingobstructedandtobeaccessibletoemployees.(ii)Theemployershallstandardizescrewthreadsorprovideappropriateadaptersthroughoutthesystemandassurethatthehoseconnectionsarecompatiblewiththoseusedonthesup-portingfireequipment.(3)Hose.(i)Theemployershallassurethatevery11⁄2″(3.8cm)orsmallerhoseoutletusedtomeetthisstandardisequippedwithhoseco...
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