Obstacles (§ 2.2.5) – fire hose bags Q – Do fabric or canvas hose bags, as part of a fire hose assembly, require horizontal photoluminescent markings?
A – If the hose bags project more than 4″ into the egress path, then bags require obstacle markings per § 2.2.5. Interestingly, we have been told by many installers that they have chosen to place bags on the hoses to make it easier to install the PL obstacle markings, because the UL listing plate would otherwise be the only location on which to place the markings, and placing the markings on the UL plate would invalidate the hose apparatus’ listing.
