575 Ind. Admin. Code 1-9-30

Current through April 17, 2024

Section 575 IAC 1-9-30 - Engine compartment fire extinguisher

Authority: IC 20-27-3-4

Affected: IC 20-27-9

Sec. 30.

(a) School buses may be equipped with an engine compartment fire extinguisher that has been approved by Underwriter's Laboratories, Inc.

(b) An engine compartment fire extinguisher's cylinder must:

(1) be placed in the driver's compartment;

(2) be installed so that the lines from the cylinder pass through the firewall of the bus to each side of the engine;

(3) have a gauge that indicates pounds per square inch; and

(4) include a pull cable that:

(A) can be controlled from the driver's control panel;

(B) is connected to the discharge valve; and

(C) is identified clearly with the words "Pull for engine fire only".

(c) A discharge head must be placed on the end of each line of the fire extinguisher's cylinder.

575 IAC 1-9-30

Filed 8/15/2014, 10:20 a.m.: 20140910-IR-575130244FRA

Readopted filed 8/12/2020, 10:18 a.m.: 20200909-IR-575200228RFA