30 CFR § 36.31 - Fire extinguisher.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s36.31"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 36.31 - Fire extinguisher."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "36.31"
section_name: "Fire extinguisher."
chapter_name: "MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "TESTING, EVALUATION, AND APPROVAL OF MINING PRODUCTS"
part_number: "36"
part_name: "APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMISSIBLE MOBILE DIESEL-POWERED TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "30 U.S.C. 957, 961."
regulatory_source: "Schedule 31, 26 FR 645, Jan. 24, 1961, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "36"
---


# 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.