If a fire breaks out in your home or workplace, you need to have equipment ready in order to save lives. That’s why it’s so important to make sure your fire safety equipment is working properly. Regular inspections of this equipment, including fire extinguishers, is crucial. Here is a brief overview from AllFire Services of Rock Hill, SC on how a fire extinguisher inspection works:
- Placement – Our professionals will check to see if your building’s fire extinguishers are placed properly. Are they on every floor of your building? Are they obstructed by various objects that would prevent them from being easily accessible? Are they placed at a maximum of 30 feet away from any cooking equipment in a commercial kitchen? Proper placement of extinguishers is a vital part of fire safety.
- Labeling – We’ll look over every label for readability, checking for faded instructions on every extinguisher.
- Pressure dial – Pressure dials will be checked as well. If each dial is pointing at the green area, indicating that the extinguisher is at full charge and is ready to be put in use.
- Hose, pull pin, and tamper seal – We’ll check to see if the extinguisher’s components are properly connected. The hose will be checked to see if it’s still intact, the pin will be checked to see if it’s still secured tightly, and the tamper seal will be checked to make sure it’s unbroken.
- Signs of damage – The next step is to thoroughly inspect each extinguisher for signs of cracks, dents, or other serious damage.
- Bad modifications – Finally, our fire safety professionals will check to see if there have been any wrongfully added modifications to the extinguisher that would prevent it from working properly.
At AllFire Services, we give your business quality fire safety equipment and are here for regular inspections. We’ll also help you and your staff identify potential fire hazards. Call our Rock Hill, SC office today to schedule a fire extinguisher inspection or to learn more about all of our fire safety services for the Charlotte, NC area and beyond.