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Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies (Last Updated: June 14,2023) |
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Title14 Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline |
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SubTitle14-275a-1_14-275a-87. Minimum Requirements for Type II (Type 2) School Bus Construction and Equipment |
Sec.14-275a-44. Fire extinguishers
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(a) The bus shall be equipped with at least one pressurized, dry chemical-type fire extinguisher, mounted and secured in a bracket, and located in the driver's compartment in full view and readily accessible. A pressure gauge shall be so mounted on the extinguisher as to be easily read without removing the extinguisher from its mounted position.
(b) The fire extinguisher shall be of a type listed by the Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., with a rating of not less than 10-B.C. The operating mechanism shall be sealed with a type of seal that will not interfere with the use of the fire extinguisher.
(Adopted effective May 2, 2007)