Illinois Administrative Code
Title 92 - TRANSPORTATION
Part 442 - MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF TYPE II SCHOOL BUSES
Subpart E - EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
Section 442.705 - Fire Extinguisher (Purchaser's Option)

Universal Citation: 92 IL Admin Code ยง 442.705

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024

a) The bus shall be equipped with a dry-chemical gauge-type fire extinguisher, mounted in a bracket of automotive type and located in the driver's compartment in full view of and readily accessible to the driver.

b) The fire extinguisher shall be of a type approved by the Underwriter's Laboratories, Inc., with a rating of not less than 10-BC. The operating mechanism shall be sealed with a type of seal that will not interfere with the use of the fire extinguisher. Halon fire extinguishers rated at 10-BC are approved.

Agency Note: At least one fire extinguisher MUST be carried in each school bus transporting pupils but the purchaser may elect to install his own extinguisher which conforms to this Section after the bus is purchased.

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