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Fire Equipment and Maintenance Procedures
Following the Fire Risk Assessment, it may be necessary to undertake a monitoring programme for the fire detection and fire fighting equipment. In the table below, you can see the frequency of upkeep for a range of common appliances and systems. Some of these tests may be carried out by site staff, competent in the use of the equipment. For other items such as fire extinguishers, it will be necessary to find a competent person trained in the maintenance of such equipment.
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EQUIPMENT
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PERIOD
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ACTION
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Fire-Detection and fire-warning Systems including self-contained
smoke alarms and manually operated devices
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Weekly
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- Check all Systems for state of repair and operation.
- Repair or replace defective units.
- Test operation of systems self- contained alarms and manually operated devices
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Annually
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- Full check and test of system by competent service engineer
- Clean self-contained smoke alarms and change batteries
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Emergency lighting including self-contained units and torches
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Weekly
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- Operate torches and replace batteries as required.
- Repair or replace any defective unit
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Monthly
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- Check all Systems, units and torches for state of repair and apparent function.
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Annually
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- Full check and test of systems and units by competent service engineer
- Replace batteries in torches.
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Fire-fighting equipment including hosereels
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Weekly
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- Check all extinguishers including hosereels for correct installation and apparent function
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Annually
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- Full check and test by competent service engineer
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