44 : 70 : 03 : 03 . Fire extinguisher equipment. Fire extinguisher equipment shall be installed and maintained to the following standards:
- (1) Portable fire extinguishers must have a minimum rating of 2-A:10-B:C;
- (2) Fire extinguisher equipment must be inspected monthly and maintained yearly; and
- (3) Approved fire extinguisher cabinets must be provided throughout the building with one cabinet for each 3,000 square feet or 278.7 square meters of floor space or fraction thereof. The fire resistance rating of corridor walls must be maintained at recessed fire extinguisher cabinets. The glazing in doors of fire extinguisher cabinets must be wire glass or other safety glazing material. Fire extinguisher cabinets must be identified with a sign mounted perpendicular to the wall surface above the cabinet.
Source: 38 SDR 115, effective January 9, 2012; transferred from § 44:70:10:16 , 46 SDR 65, effective November 26, 2019 .
General Authority: SDCL 34-12-13(3).
Law Implemented: SDCL 34-12-13(3) .