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Fir e ext inguisher

i n s pe cti on and m aint enance

1 . R o u t i ne I nspe ct i on by the User

I t is re c o m m end ed t ha t re gu la r i n sp e cti o n o f a l l e xt i ngu i s h e r s , spare gas cartr idges and r epl acement c har ges shoul d be

c ar rie d o u t b y t he u ser or t he u se r ’s re pr es e nt at iv e . T hi s i s to m ake sure t hat the appl ianc es are i n their proper pos i ti on

an d h a v e n o t b ee n disch ar ge d , l o st pr es su re (i n th e c as e o f ex tingui s hers f itted w ith a pr ess ure indic ator ) or suffer ed

ob v io u s d a m age . T he f r eq u en cy o f th e i n sp e ct i on s h o u l d n o t b e l es s than quarter ly, but prefer abl y m ont hly. A ny

ext i ng u i s h er n ot a vailab le fo r u se s ho u l d b e rep l a ce d .

2 . A n n u a l I nspe ct i on, Ser vice and M a inte nan ce by a Com peten t P er son

T h e u s e r sh o uld e nsu r e t ha t ex ti n gu i s he rs , g a s c a rtr i d ge s a nd repl ac em ent c harges ar e ins pec t ed, servi ced and

m a in t a in e d a s r eco mm e nd ed in c ur ren t Br i ti sh S ta n d ar d s . T he s e pr oc edur es s hould be c ar ri ed out by a c om petent person

c ap a b l e o f con du ctin g them a cco rd i n g to th e re co m men d a ti o n s o f thi s c ode and any spec ial proc edures rec om m ended by

t h e ma n u f act u r er usin g th e rec o m me n d ed t oo l s , e q ui p me n t a n d materi als at leas t annual ly.

Se lf -m a i nt e na n c e e xti n g u is hers s ho u l d b e vi s u a l l y i ns pe c ted in ac c ordanc e wi th the m anufac turer ’s i ns truct i ons

an d t h e re su l ts r e cor de d.

3 . I n t e r v al s of D ischar ge

T h e re c o m m end ed t ime s , in eac h ca s e si n ce t he d a te o f ma nu fac t ur e or t he las t ac tual date of di s charge ( tes t or

ot h e rw i se ) o f t he p ar t icula r e xt i ng u i sh e r b o dy (s ee no te b el o w ) are as foll ows :

Extinguisher Type

Interval of Discharge

Water

Every 5 Years

Foam (all Types)

Every 5 Years

Powder (Gas Cartridge)

Every 5 Years

Powder (Stored Pressure - Valve Operated)

Every 5 Years

Powder (Stored Pressure - Primary Sealed)

Every 10 years and subsequently after a further 10

years and thereafter at intervals not exceeding 5

years.

Carbon Dioxide (all Types)

Self-maintenance extinguisers with 10 year warranty

Replace the extinguisher after 10 years

No te - T h e re pla cem e nt o f pa rts d oe s n ot a ffe ct th es e i n te r v a l s. F or ex am ple, i f the hose on a C arbon Di oxi de

ext i ng u i s h er h as be en r epla ced a fte r t he e x ti n gu i s her ha s b ee n in ser v ic e for 6 y ear s ( from new) then the di sc har ge tes t

s ho u l d b e a f t er a fu r th er 4 yea rs.

F o r mo r e i n f or m at ion o n ext ingu i s he r t es ti n g p l ea s e r efe r to B S E N3 and B S 5306- 3 A nnex A & B .