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1. Have Routine Fire Extinguisher Evaluations to
Ensure the Safety of Your Business
As a business owner, it is your duty to ensure that your employees, guests,
clients, etc. are as safe as possible. This starts as early on as the purchase of the
building you choose to run said business in to the daily proceedings you put
forth each and every day. A big issue that many businesses face each year is the
unexpected fire, which can be completely devastating if not handled properly.
Having preventative measures in place to handle these emergencies can truly
make the difference between life or death.
You may feel that if you have fire extinguishers in place, you are already doing
your part to ensure the safety of your business. It is true, that this is often the
best method of protection and can help prevent the growth of flames before
they get out of hand. However, if they are not serviced regularly and working
properly, they are simply taking up space and will do nothing in the chance of
an actual emergency. Legally, your facility should be completing annual testing
on all of these devices each year to ensure that they are properly working
throughout your facility.

2. Not only does having these evaluations completed on time and properly help
protect your business from a disaster, but it also keeps you safe legally. If you
are unsure of when your last evaluation was completed, your safety devices
should have a tag attached to them. These tags will indicate when that specific
extinguisher was last inspected as they should be dated. This can help you keep
up with when you are due for another inspection and can give you peace of
mind.
Most business owners are not highly educated on fire safety or what makes
these devices faulty, which makes working with a professional team extremely
important. These devices can be more complicated than one might realize,
which can lead to you missing out on vital flaws that need addressed. When you
work with a trained eye, they have a number of areas that they inspect fully and
better know what to look for. Of course, one of the first things anyone will
search for is if there are any signs of damage or tampering that leave the device
unusable.

3. A big part of an extinguisher continuing to work properly is that they have the
correct pressure, which most are unsure of just by looking at the device.
Another big factor is if there is a proper amount of agent inside giving it the
volume needed to work properly. A final important note is if there is enough
free-flowing powder inside to protect if needed. Of course, all of these features
ensure that should a fire start, the devices are able to put out the flames or at
least manage the issue until those inside are safely removed.
Every few years, you may need a more advanced inspection done on these
extinguishers to ensure that they are working properly. This will involve a
trained technician emptying, refilling, and pressurizing the device. They may
also do a process where they fill it with pressurized water to check for any
leakage or unwanted holes, before refilling the device properly. These are more
in depth and time-consuming procedures but are crucial to ensuring that the
device is in top shape.
Of course, if keeping your customers and staff as safe as possible is important to
you, you want to start with purchasing the best fire extinguishers possible. You
will want to buy from a company that is well known and has quality reviews. If
you do not have the funds to purchase the devices outright, you may want to
rent them from a quality company to help lower these costs. This can also make
it easier to get newer devices as needed, since you are only renting and do not
own them.

4. 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.
http://www.skfireprotection.co.uk