Keep fire extinguishers away from locations where chemicals are stored or used.

Keep fire extinguishers away from locations where chemicals are stored or used.

• A. Not applicable
• B. Sometimes
• C. True
• D. False

Answer: (D)

Extinguishers must be readily accessible in areas where fires are most likely to start, including places where chemicals are stored or used. Keeping them far away delays response and can allow a small fire to grow. In a chemical setting, you place extinguishers along visible routes, not blocked or tucked away, so you can grab one quickly if a fire breaks out. While you do want to protect extinguishers from damage, the priority is immediate access to control a fire before it spreads. So the statement is not correct because extinguishers should be kept close to chemical storage and use areas, not kept away.

Extinguishers must be readily accessible in areas where fires are most likely to start, including places where chemicals are stored or used. Keeping them far away delays response and can allow a small fire to grow. In a chemical setting, you place extinguishers along visible routes, not blocked or tucked away, so you can grab one quickly if a fire breaks out. While you do want to protect extinguishers from damage, the priority is immediate access to control a fire before it spreads. So the statement is not correct because extinguishers should be kept close to chemical storage and use areas, not kept away.