PSC 4240: SAFETY AND RESCUE EQUIPMENT — Federal Procurement Code

42 - FIRE/RESCUE/SAFETY; ENVIRO PROTECT L1: Industrial Products & Services

Description

Safety and Rescue Equipment

Includes

Portable Fire Escapes; Safety Nets, Nonbuoyant.

Excludes

Divers' Suits; Fixed Fire Escapes

Suggested adjacent classifications

PSC codes describe what the government buys. These related classifications help connect procurement codes to industries, commodities, and trade workflows.

Related NAICS industries

2382

Building Equipment Contractors

23829

Other Building Equipment Contractors

238290

Other Building Equipment Contractors

333111

Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing

Related UNSPSC categories

Lifelines or lifeline equipment

46182302

Fall protection lanyard

Official data

Feature	Description
Official name	Product Service Codes (PSC)
Maintained by	U.S. federal acquisition community / GSA PSC Manual
Purpose	Classifies what the government buys: products and services
Primary use	Federal procurement reporting, contract categorization, spend analysis
Code type	Mixed/unspecified

When do you need PSC 4240?

1 Use PSC 4240 when identifying the product or service category on a U.S. federal contract.

2 Use it when filtering opportunities or spending data in SAM.gov, FPDS, or USASpending.

3 Use it when comparing a procurement category against related NAICS industries or UNSPSC commodities.

4 Use it when a contracting workflow needs the purchased item classification rather than the supplier industry code.