http://blog.sls-construction.com Provided by SLS Construction & Alabama Green Building Solutions of Cullman, AL Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:32:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://blog.sls-construction.com/2011/safety-sunday-fire-extinguisher-primer http://blog.sls-construction.com/2011/safety-sunday-fire-extinguisher-primer#comments Sun, 19 Jun 2011 13:00:38 +0000 SLS http://blog.sls-construction.com/?p=3425 Ahhh, the bright red fire extinguisher, you can hardly go throughout a day without hardly seeing one; but how much do you know about them, how will you REACT, and why does everyone want you to PASS the extinguisher (don’t they realize you got it)? The 5 Classes & Rating of Extinguishers: There are 5
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