Fire Extinguisher Guidelines
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Schools |
| Building Location |
Extinguishers |
Extinguisher Location |
| Portable Classrooms |
2A Water Type |
Adjacent to Exit |
| Electrical Switch Rooms |
2A 40BE Dry Chemical |
Adjacent to and external to entry door |
| Electrical Switchboards |
1A 20BE Dry Chemical (with hose attached) |
Between 2m and 20m from Electrical Switchboard |
| Canteen or Kitchen |
40BE Dry Chemical NOT ABE Powder |
Adjacent to exit doors and accessible to cooking areas |
| Audiovisual |
20BE Dry Chemical |
Adjacent to Exit Door |
| Science Room |
2A 40BE Dry Chemical |
Adjacent to Exit Door |
| Science Laboratories |
2A 40BE Dry Chemical |
Adjacent to Exit Door |
| Home Economics |
40BE Dry Chemical NOT ABE Powder |
Adjacent to Exit Door |
| Boiler Rooms (oil fired) |
2A 40BE Dry Chemical |
External to and adjacent to Entry Rooms |
| Boiler Rooms (gas or electric fired) |
2A 40BE Dry Chemical |
External to and adjacent to Entry Rooms |
| Woodwork Room |
2A 40BE Dry Chemical |
External to and adjacent to Entry Rooms |
| Woodwork Machine Room |
1A 20BE Dry Chemical |
Adjacent to Exit Door |
| Art Room 3D (Spray Booth) |
2A 40BE Dry Chemical |
Adjacent to Exit Door |
| Kiln Room |
1A 20BE Dry Chemical |
Accessible to Kiln |
| Metal Work |
2A 40BE Dry Chemical |
Adjacent to Exit Door |
| Automotive Practices |
2A 40BE Dry Chemical |
Adjacent to Exit Door |
| Computer Room |
1A 20BE Dry Chemical |
Adjacent to Exit Door |
| Electrical Practices |
1A 20BE Dry Chemical |
Adjacent to Exit Door |
| Staff Resources Area |
1A 20BE Dry Chemical |
Adjacent to Exit Door |
| Administration Area |
1A 20BE Dry Chemical |
Adjacent to Exit Door |
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Commercial and Office
Buildings |
| Building Location |
Extinguishers |
Extinguisher Location |
| Takeaway Food Shop Kitchens (with deep fryer) |
40BE Dry Chemical NOT ABE Powder |
Adjacent to Exit Door and Accessible to
Cooking Area |
| Takeaway Food Shop Kitchens (without deep fryer) |
2A 20BE Dry Chemical |
Adjacent to Exit Door and Accessible to Cooking Area |
| Electrical Switchboards |
2A 20BE Dry Chemical (with hose attached) |
Between 2m and 20m from Electrical Switchboard |
| Electrical Switchrooms |
2A 40BE Dry Chemical (with hose attached) |
Between 2m and 20m from Electrical Switchboard |
| Computer, Photocopier and Electrical Office
Equipment Rooms |
2A 40BE Dry Chemical |
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| Plant Rooms and Oil Fired Air-conditioning (with hose reels) |
80BE Dry Chemical |
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Plant Rooms and Oil Fired Air-conditioning
(without hose reels)
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4A 80BE Dry Chemical |
Adjacent to and external to Entry Door |
| Gas Fired Air-conditioning |
2A 40BE Dry Chemical |
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| Lift Motor |
2A 20BE Dry Chemical |
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Hospitals,
Health Care and Nursing Homes |
| Building Location |
Extinguishers |
Extinguisher Location |
| Operating Theatre |
5BE Carbon Dioxide |
Adjacent to Exit Door |
| Kitchens |
40BE Dry Chemical (NOT ABE) Powder |
Adjacent to Exit Door and accessible to Cooking Areas |
| Laboratories |
5BE Carbon Dioxide |
Adjacent to Exit Door |
| Switchboards |
5BE Carbon Dioxide |
Between 2m and 20m from electrical switchboards |
| Switchrooms |
5BE Carbon Dioxide (with hose attached) |
Between 2m and 20m from electrical switchboards |
| Plant Rooms (with hose reels) |
80BE Dry Chemical for Gas Fired |
Adjacent to and External to Entry Door |
| Plant Rooms (without hose reels) |
4A 80BE Dry Chemical |
Adjacent to and External to Entry Door |
| Surgery |
5BE Carbon Dioxide |
Adjacent to Exit Door |
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Industrial
Buildings |
| Building Location |
Extinguishers |
Extinguisher Location |
| Electrical Switchboards (Factory area greater
than 600m²) |
2A 40BE Dry Chemical |
Between 2m and 20m from electrical switchboard |
| Electrical Switchboards (Factory area less than 600m²) |
2A 20BE Dry Chemical |
Between 2m and 20m from electrical switchboard |
| Vehicle Entry Points, Loading Bays (with
hose reels) |
80BE Dry Chemical |
By vehicle entry doors at 1 per 18m |
| Vehicle Entry Points, Loading Bays (without hose reels) |
4A 80BE Dry Chemical |
By vehicle entry doors at 1 per 18m |
| Workshops and Garages (with hose reels) |
80BE Dry Chemical |
Adjacent to Exit Door |
| Workshops and Garages (without hose reels) |
4A 80BE Dry Chemical |
Adjacent to Exit Door |
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Building where hose
reels are not provided |
| Building Location |
Extinguishers |
Extinguisher Location |
| Building where hose reels are not provided |
2A Water Type (1 per 200m² or part
thereof) |
Adjacent to Exit |
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Flammable
Liquids |
For details and requirements relating to the
fire protection of flammable liquid stores and installations
reference should be made to Dangerous Goods (Storage and
Handling) Regulations 2000 and Australian Standard AS1940 "The
Storage and Handling of Flammable and Combustible Liquids"
Visit the Worksafe website www.workcover.vic.gov.au for
further information.
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Portable fire extinguishers are classified for the use on certain
types of fire and rated for relative extinguishing effectiveness.
This rating is determined using Australian/New Zealand Standard
(AS/NZS 1850) and is shown on each extinguisher. The fire rating
of the extinguisher, rather than its size, is the guide to its
extinguishing ability.
As a result of testing by Australia/New Zealand Standards, fire
extinguishers carry on their label a classification consisting
of a numeral followed by a letter. Guidance for the selection of
fire extinguishers is based on their classification, location,
rating and potential hazard as provided in AS 2444.
