R 408.42406
R 408.42406 Fire precautions.
Cite as Mich. Admin. Code R 408.42406
Rule 2406. (1) One or more portable fire extinguishers of the dry powder type having a
total capacity of not less than 40 pounds shall be located not less than 10 feet nor more
than 25 feet from a tar kettle being fired. An extinguisher less than 10 pounds shall not be
provided.
(2) A tar kettle shall not be placed less than 20 feet from combustible materials unless
separated by a fire-resistant blanket.
(3) A tar kettle shall not be placed less than 10 feet from a structure that extends above
the highest part of a kettle, piping excluded.
(4) A tar kettle shall not be placed in or upon a building except by permission of an
authorized representative of the department.