Do you have fire extinguishers in place at your Birmingham business? If not, you are already in violation of important legal reforms that specifically require you to do so. If you do, these extinguishers must have written proof that they have been properly serviced within the last year and are working properly. Most business in Birmingham and the UK are under legal requirement to follow guidelines laid out in The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
This legal reform requires your business to have proper fire extinguishers present with an annual fire servicing inspection completed. In fact, most companies cannot receive proper insurance without proof of these inspections beforehand. If you believe that you are not meeting these regulations or simply want to ensure that you are, you may want to consult an expert. An amazing team that is available to help companies of any size is SK Fire Protection.
If you are unfamiliar with the purpose behind these annual fire extinguisher servicing requirements, it is essentially to ensure that they are working properly. Over time, your business’ fire extinguishers can have parts or seals deteriorate, valves can stick, and damage can happen due to a building’s fixtures or fittings. Unfortunately, if you wait until an emergency to identify these issues, it is often too late and valuable property or even worse lives cannot be protected. Do not wait until it is too late, allow the expert team at SK Fire Protection to handle these checks for you today.
Another important part of your fire safety routine should be having a trained individual on site to look for noticeable defaults weekly. SK Fire Protection can help you train an employee to do these weekly checks and log any information they may have about the state of your extinguishers. This can help identify any minor issues that may arise in between your more in-depth annual servicing. Once again, this can be crucial during the unfortunate event of an actual emergency.
“In accordance to the Code of Practice stipulated in British Standard 5306 part 3, fire extinguisher servicing and care should be integrated into your premises Fire Risk Assessment and is a legal requirement of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. If you are not doing your part to have these annual assessments completed, please do not hesitate to let us help you. We want to ensure that every business we work with throughout Birmingham meets these requirements not only for legal reasons, but also for the safety of our citizens. To learn more about what you can expect from our fire extinguisher testing, please visit our website today,” states Manager of SK Fire Protection, Paul Mayfair.
About Us: S K Fire Protection is a UK based fire safety company with over sixty years of experience. They offer quality, highly trained fire safety and equipment specialist services to companies nationwide. They service companies of all sizes and offer personalized, caring service to everyone they work with. Through dedication to their work and many satisfied customers, they have built an outstanding reputation. You can see examples of their work in several major companies and through many large events, such as the Crabbies Grand National and the London Olympics. To learn more about their fire safety procedures, contact them today.
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