Forestry: safety requirements: fire equipment: internal combustion engines.
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- Introduced
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- Passed Senate
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Overview
This bill updates safety requirements for forestry operations in California, specifically focusing on fire equipment used by internal combustion engines. It mandates that individuals operating in areas prone to wildfires must maintain at least one backpack pump-type fire extinguisher and a sufficient number of round point shovels within a specified distance of their equipment. The bill also clarifies rules for timber operations, requiring the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection to develop emergency regulations and addresses the use of internal combustion engines on forest lands, including spark arrestor requirements and warning labels.
Key provisions
- Requires operators to maintain at least one backpack pump-type fire extinguisher and a sufficient number of shovels within 25 feet of equipment.
- Specifies requirements for timber operations, including regulations developed by the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection.
- Exempts motorized vehicles used for work on land from some fire equipment requirements, requiring a shovel and extinguisher instead.
- Eliminates an exception for emergency crews and utility vehicle drivers from fire equipment requirements.
- Defines ‘person’ for legal purposes within the bill.
- Requires the attachment of a warning label to equipment powered by internal combustion engines.
- Addresses portable equipment manufactured before 1978, requiring compliance with fire safety design specifications.
- Requires the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection to develop emergency regulations defining key terms and tool requirements.
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