Fire Extinguisher Servicing
Servicing and Maintenance of Portable Fire Extinguishers. Covered by the Regulatory Reform Act of 2005 it became a legal requirement to provide appropriate Fire fighting equipment where there is a risk of life.
Nearly 20,000 commercial fires each year – highlighting the importance of suitable fire fighting equipment.
Business owners and managers are responsible for carrying out a fire safety risk assessment and implementing and maintaining a fire management plan.
Since the law is not prescriptive in many areas, the fire safety risk assessment is crucial, and applies to all businesses, however small. Failure to protect staff by providing appropriate equipment could lead to prosecution and refusal of insurance pay-outs, apart from injury and loss of life.
The provision and maintenance of fire extinguishers is also covered by BS5306, which gives guidelines as to which extinguishers to use where and on what type of fire, but also allows an element of choice. The regulations state that a minimum of two Class A fire extinguishers on every floor of a building are needed, unless the premises are very small, in which case one may be acceptable.
To comply with fire extinguisher regulations, extinguishers should be either fixed to the wall, or attached to a stand.
Emergency Lighting Testing
You may be wondering if you need an emergency lighting test or service. Well, UK fire safety legislation stipulates that emergency lighting must undergo a full test once a year, and be ‘flick-tested’ at least once a month.
The main purpose of this kind of lighting is to illuminate escape routes, although it also allows occupants to find fire-fighting equipment if there’s a fire.
Emergency lighting is usually powered by rechargeable batteries that self-charge from the mains power or other power sources. The lights, known as ‘luminaries’, are either on constantly (‘maintained’) or are triggered by an interruption in the main power supply (‘non-maintained’).An emergency lighting test checks that your emergency lighting system and luminaries are in full working order up to the stipulated British Standard by simulating a mains power cut.The minimum permitted duration of an emergency escape lighting system is 1 hour and so your annual emergency lighting test will check that all of your lights turn on and stay on for at least 60 minutes and for as long as 3 hours, depending on the type of batteries you are using.Our industry-approved emergency lighting engineers can carry out both 1 hour and 3-hour tests and carry most types of battery, lighting tube and light fittings on their vans so that they can quickly fix any issues during your emergency lighting test without needing a return visit.They will also record all findings in your logbook and leave you on-site with the relevant legal documentation
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