Routine Maintenance on Your Fire Extinguishers Should be a Priority

1. Rout i ne Mai nt enance on Your Fi re Ext i ngui s hers Shoul d be a Pri ori t y J us t l i ke mos t equi pment , your fr e ext i ngui s her s need r out i ne mai nt enance t o guar ant ee t hat t hey ar e f unct i oni ng pr oper l y. Of cour s e, havi ng hi gh qual i t y devi ces i s al ways bes t , but no mat t er how good your equi pment i s , i t can s t i l l mal f unct i on. No devi ce has an i ndefni t e l i f es pan and t hey need t o be mai nt ai ned on a r out i ne bas i s . However , i dent i f yi ng what can go wr ong and doi ng your bes t t o avoi d any i s s ues i s key t o s avi ng l i ves s houl d a di s as t er s t r i ke. Th er e ar e s ever al t hi ngs t hat can mal f unct i on wi t h your devi ces and l ead t o pr obl ems s houl d fames br eak out . Sever al i s s ues can be i dent i fed and deal t wi t h, i ncl udi ng; l os s of pr es s ur e, cani s t er cor r odi ng or r us t i ng due t o t he l i qui ds i ns i de, s eams weakeni ng under pr es s ur e, and much mor e. Of cour s e, i n an aver age wor ki ng envi r onment , t her e ar e mul t i pl e ways t hat you can damage t hes e pi eces wi t hout meani ng t o or knowi ng i t was done. J us t a s i mpl e dai l y knock on t he pi ece can caus e dent s or bl ockages . Ens ur i ng t hat each of your ext i ngui s her s i s wor ki ng pr oper l y i s cr uci al t o keepi ng your company, empl oyees , and cus t omer s s af e. W i t h t he i mpl ement at i on of t he Regul at or y Ref or m or Fi r e Saf et y Or der 2005, i t i s now a r equi r ement f or bus i nes s es t o i mpl ement r out i ne mai nt enance i nt o t hei r fr e r i s k as s es s ment pol i ci es . Th i s means you ar e l egal l y br eaki ng t he l aw i f you do not s er vi ce your equi pment r egul ar l y. I t al s o can afect how your company i s i ns ur ed as many i ns ur ance compani es r equi r e r out i ne car e t o keep you cover ed pr oper l y. Th ough you can do s ome r es ear ch and l ear n mor e about what i s s ues can occur , hi r i ng a pr of es s i onal t eam t o handl e t hes e s er vi ces i s us ual l y t he bes t choi ce. You can have your equi pment i ns pect ed by a company annual l y t o check f or

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