Proper Inspection of a Fire Extinguisher

1. Pr oper I ns pect i on of a Fi r e EXTI NGUI SHER Bus i nes s often hi r e compani es t o conduct r egul ar s af et y checks , i ncl udi ng a pr oper i ns pect i on of a fir e ext i ngui s her . Th en, i n bet ween t hos e checks , bus i nes s es conduct t hei r own checks t o guar ant ee t hat t hei r bui l di ng i s as s af e as pos s i bl e. I n or der t o ens ur e s af et y , i t i s i mpor t ant t hat bus i nes s owner s know how t o check a fir e ext i ngui s her s o t hat t hey know t hat t he company hi r ed i s conduct i ng t he check pr oper l y , and s o t hat t hey ar e doi ng i t pr oper l y when t hey do i t t hems el ves .

2. Th e Correct Locat i on - W hen t eachi ng s omeone how t o check a fir e ext i ngui s her , t hi s par t i s often f or got t en, but i t i s one of t he mos t i mpor t ant par t s . Bef or e checki ng f or vi s i bl e damage, i t i s i mpor t ant t o make s ur e t hat t he pi ece of equi pment i s t he pr oper l ocat i on. I t s houl d be i n i t ’ s des i gnat ed l ocat i on, and behi nd gl as s i f i t i s s uppos ed t o be. I t wi l l not do anyone any good i n an emer gency i f no one can find i t . Vi s i bl e Damage - W hen i t comes t o checki ng a fir e ext i ngui s her , t he fir s t t hi ng t hat anyone s houl d know how t o do i s check f or vi s i bl e damage t o t he equi pment . A qui ck gl ance over t he out s i de of i t wi l l us ual l y s uffice. Any dent s , r us t or ot her vi s i bl e damage may be a s i gn t hat i t wi l l not f unct i on pr oper l y i f t her e i s an emer gency . I f t he vi s i bl e damage on t he fir e ext i ngui s her i s mi nor , s uch as s ur f ace r us t t hat has not s pr ead t hr ough t he met al , i t may be a s i gn t hat t he equi pment needs r epl aced i n t he near f ut ur e but i t s t i l l may wor k pr oper l y unt i l a r epl acement i s avai l abl e. W hi l e checki ng f or vi s i bl e damage, one s houl d ens ur e t hat t he l ock pi n i s i nt act and i n t he cor r ect pl ace as wel l . Check Th e Pres s ure Gauge - Th e pr es s ur e gauge wi l l t el l an i ndi vi dual whet her t her e i s enough pr es s ur e f or i t t o wor k i n an emer gency or not . Th i s i s often us ed i ns t ead of t aki ng t he pi ece of equi pment out i n t he par ki ng l ot and t es t i ng i t becaus e i t does not was t e t he cont ent s t hat ar e i ns i de. I f t he pr es s ur e gauge s ays t hat t he pr es s ur e i s fine, mos t bus i nes s owner s can r es t as s ur ed t hat i t wi l l wor k i n t he even of an emer gency . Doubl e check t he manuf act ur er s manual on how t o check t he pr es s ur e i f t her e ar e any doubt s . Doubl e Check For Damage - After t hi s , doubl e check f or damage agai n. A s l i t i n t he hos e can eas i l y be mi s s ed, and t hat i s enough t o make t he pi ece of equi pment mal f unct i on i f t her e i s an emer gency . Obvi ous s i gns l i ke cor r os i on ar e often s een i mmedi at el y , but i t i s i mpor t ant t o l ook f or s mal l er s i gns of damage as wel l .

3. Check To See I f I t I s Ful l - Li ft t he pi ece of equi pment and f eel how heavy i t i s . An empt y one wi l l obvi ous l y f eel l i ght er . I t wi l l f eel l i ke pi cki ng up an empt y t ank and i t wi l l be unus ual l y l i ght . A f ul l one wi l l be on t he heavi er s i de, and i t wi l l f eel f ul l . Hi r i ng a pr of es s i onal company i s t he bes t way t o ens ur e t hat s af et y equi pment i s i n pr oper wor ki ng condi t i on, but t hes e t i ps wi l l hel p bus i nes s es conduct t hei r own checks on a mont hl y bas i s l i ke t hey s houl d be. SK Fi r e Pr ot ect i on, a nat i onal l y r ecogni zed company , s peci al i zes i n hel pi ng bus i nes s es r emai n s af e t hr ough fir e ext i ngui s her s ervi ci ng, t r ai ni ng oppor t uni t i es and s af et y equi pment r ent al s . Th ey ar e known f or t hei r except i onal t r ai ni ng cour s es , par t i cul ar l y cl as s es t hat ar e des i gned f or war dens and ot her pr of es s i onal s t hat wi l l come f ace t o f ace wi t h t hi s deadl y emer gency i n t hei r car eer . Ot her s ervi ces i ncl ude bei ng avai l abl e f or hi r e f or event s of al l s i zes . Lar ger event s wi l l benefit f r om havi ng a f ul l y t r ai ned t eam of emer gency s t aff avai l abl e i n cas e an acci dent happens . Emer gency s ervi ces f or hi r e i ncl ude emer gency vehi cl es wi t h hi ghl y qual i fied men, t r ucks wi t h a f ul l y t r ai ned s t aff, s af et y s i gns and mor e.