---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 36.31"
title: "30"
number: "36.31"
heading: "Fire extinguisher."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/36.31"
---

# §36.31. Fire extinguisher.


Each unit of mobile diesel-powered transportation equipment shall be fitted with a fire extinguisher carried in a location easily accessible to the operator and protected by position from external damage. Liquid carbon dioxide extinguishers shall contain an active charge of not less than 4 pounds. Pressurized dry chemical extinguishers shall contain an active charge of not less than 2 1/2 pounds.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 957, 961.

### Source

Source: Schedule 31, 26 FR 645, Jan. 24, 1961, unless otherwise noted.