Wall Mounted Fec Ada

Surface mounted extinguisher cabinets follow the same rules as extinguishers on hangers.

Wall mounted fec ada.

Ada guidelines specify reach ranges for building occupants who require access to the equipment such as fire extinguishers and fire extinguisher cabinets. Objects mounted with their leading edges at or below 27 may protrude any amount. According to the ada if an object is mounted to the wall like fire extinguishers often are and their leading edges are located between 27 inches and 80 inches above the finished floor the mounted object can protrude no more than four inches into walkways corridors passageways or aisles. Where the bottom of the extinguisher or the bottom of the surface mounted cabinet is 27 inches or less above the floor the ada 4 inch protrusion rule does not apply because ada permits the extinguisher or cabinet to protrude any distance from the wall.

The mounting heights of portable fire extinguishers are determined by the overall weight of the actual fire extinguisher. Objects mounted with their leading edges at or below 27 may protrude any amount. Wall projections ada accessibility guidelines adaag specify that objects projecting from walls with their leading edges between 27 and 80 above the finished floor shall protrude no more than 4 into walks corridors passageways or aisles.