3315.1 Where required.

Buildings or structures under construction, alteration or demolition shall be provided with not less than one approved portable fire extinguisher in accordance with FC 906 and sized for not less than ordinary hazard as follows:

   1.   At each stairway on all floor levels where combustible materials are being stored or combustible waste is being generated.

   2.   At the entrance of each storage and construction shed.

   3.   Additional portable fire extinguishers shall be provided where flammable and combustible liquids are stored, handled and used.

   4.   Cranes fueled by liquid motor fuel or flammable gas shall be provided with a portable fire extinguisher with a minimum 10-B:C rating located either in the crane's cab or in its immediate vicinity.

Section FC 3316: Internal-Combustion-Powered Equipment

3316.1 Conditions of use.

Internal-combustion-powered construction equipment shall be used in accordance with the following requirements:

   1.   Equipment shall be located so that exhausts do not discharge against combustible material.

   2.   Exhausts shall be piped to the outdoors.

   3.   Equipment shall not be refueled while in operation.

   4.   Fuel for equipment shall be stored in an approved area.

   5.   Fuel for equipment shall be handled and used in approved containers with a capacity not greater than 5 gallons (19 L).

Section FC 3317: Safeguarding Roofing Operations

3317.1 General.

Roofing operations utilizing heat-producing systems or other ignition sources shall be performed by a competent person. Roofing operations involving hot work shall comply with the requirements of FC Chapters 35, 58, and 61, as applicable.

3317.2 Tar kettles.

Tar kettles shall be handled and used in accordance with FC 303.