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Chapter 33 — FIRE SAFETY DURING CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION

3308 Motorized Construction Equipment — 2025 California Fire Code

California Fire Code (Title 24, Part 9) · 2025 edition · updated 2026-09-25 · California

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Cite as: 2025 California Fire Code (Title 24, Part 9) § 3308 · Effective January 1, 2026 · Official source: Building Standards Commission

3308.1 Conditions of use.

Internal-combustion-powered construction equipment shall be used in accordance with all of the following conditions:

  1. Equipment shall be located so that exhausts do not discharge against combustible material.
  2. Exhausts shall be piped to the outside of the building.
  3. Equipment shall not be refueled while in operation.
  4. Fuel for equipment shall be stored in an approved area outside of the building.
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