Fire Extinguishers "Zoned" for Efficiency
In an effort to overcome some of the drawbacks attendant upon the scattering of first aid fire fighting equipment in industrial plants, the Reliance Division, baton Mfg. Co. (No. 2 Plant) in Massillon, Ohio, working with the Massillon Fire Department, Chief Ray H. Earle, has installed a “zone system” of placement for such equipment.
Previous custom (too generally followed today in many plants) has been to locate fire extinguishers and other fire control appliances throughout a plant, staggering different types so that one kind would be near certain machines or hazardous sections. Too frequently, such appliances, hung indiscriminately and inconspicuously near machinery would be covered with dust and dirt, the name plates indicating the type of extinguisher would be undistinguishable. In an emergency it was difficult to visibly locate the device, and when found, to quickly select the right type for the fire-fighting task to be done.
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