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Document ID (ISN)62792
CIS number 94-1110
Year 1991
Convention or series no. Instructivo No.2
Title Directive on safety conditions for the prevention of and protection against fires in workplaces [Mexico]
Original title Instructivo No.2 relativo a las condiciones de seguridad para la prevención y protección contra incendio en los centros de trabajo [in Spanish]
Bibliographic information Secretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social, Doctor Vértiz 96, 06720 México, D.F., Mexico, 1991. 13p. Also in: Diario Oficial, 12 Dec. 1991.
Abstract Directive issued in accordance with provisions of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (CIS 83-2092). It concerns basic fire protection measures to be taken in workplaces, including: general provisions; isolation provisions for areas, locales and buildings presenting a high risk of fires; characteristics and specifications of normal and emergency exits, and emergency passageways, corridors, ramps, doors and ladders; firefighting equipment. In annex: glossary of terms used. Directive No.2 of 1983 is repealed.
Descriptors (primary) Mexico; fire prevention; fire protection
Descriptors (secondary) emergency exits; law; glossary
Document type A - Laws, regulations, directives
Country / State or ProvinceMexico
Subject(s) Standards and directives with the force of law
Broad subject area(s) Fires, explosions and major hazards
Browse category(ies) Fires