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Guess the Code Violation

A B

Your largest controllable expenses are Guess the Code Violation Answers:
delivery labor and vehicle costs. A.) In the first photograph, a mobile cooking unit is shown
with two 100 pound cylinders affixed to the back of it.
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better customer service and distribution profitability. • NFPA 96 17.7.3.5(1): LP-Gas containers shall be
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senger vehicle transporting five cylinders inside. The five
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gate propane capacity that is allowed to be transported in a
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non-remote ready dial • NFPA 58, 9.3.2.5(C): Closed-bodied vehicles, such as
passenger cars, vans, and station wagons, shall not be
used for transporting more than 215 lb (98 kg) water
capacity [nominal 90 lb (41 kg) propane capacity], but
not more than 108 lb (49 kg) water capacity [nominal
45 lb (20 kg) propane capacity] per cylinder, unless the
UTM driver and engine compartments are separated from
the cargo space by a vaportight partition that contains
no means of access to the cargo space.
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