Fire Fighting Equipment Maintenance And Its Importance

Fire escape and evacuation plans are mandatory for any organization and they also compulsorily keep Fire Safety Equipments at specific places in the building. However, the success of a fire fighting operation depends on the Fire Fighting Equipment. Inspections are done on regular intervals including Daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual basis to make sure that these equipments function smoothly and to check the other aspects of fire safety management.

Fire fighting equipments provided by an installer or agent or even by a service organization should be inspected by experienced and qualified staff. The inspection is performed for equipments and systems like alarms, extinguishers, lifts for evacuations, fore escape doors, emergency escape plans, sprinklers, fire hoses etc to mention a few in a long list.

Types Of Services Available

Annual basic service is offered for the maintenance of fire fighting equipment.

* The safety clip and indication devices are inspected to check whether the fire extinguisher has been activated before.
* Gas cartridges in extinguishers also undergo thorough inspection.
* The body, hose and nozzle of the equipment is thoroughly checked to make sure there are no corrosions or dents.
* The weight of the equipment is registered to check loss of contents.
* Operating instructions are checked in terms of accuracy and legibility.
* The Pressure indicating devices on stored pressure extinguishers are inspected to see if the pressure limits are in normal ranges.

An extended service is performed every five years for foam, water and powder based extinguishers and every ten years for primary seal powder extinguishers.

It comprises of the basic service and the discharge test.

* The internal body is checked for corrosion damage and if it is in good condition, they are refilled, recharged for service.
* The equipment is updated with the latest records.

Various Plans for Maintenance of Fire Safety Equipment

* Standard plan offers regular any time maintenance and call services.
* Next, the company provides initial service of new fire safety equipment, its disposal, and charges of minor parts and refills along with the features offered by the Standard plan.
* An all-inclusive plan includes all the staff and engineers, attendance fees, together with the standard plans. Charges are not covered in cases where the equipment is damaged due users or natural reasons. All the major parts are replaced and charged as per the plans.

Simple and comprehensive maintenance of fire safety equipments is extremely significant for the proper and smooth functioning of an organization.
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