Workplace Safety
How to Use the Hand-Held Fire Extinguishers
Fire extinguishers are an extremely effective tool for fighting fires, but only if you know how to use them properly! Here we offer some useful tips and reminders for their safe use – and what to avoid. There really is no substitute for hands-on training, so if you really want to be confident, take the opportunity of doing a hand-held …
The Importance Of Fire Extinguisher Maintenance
The Importance Of Fire Extinguisher Maintenance More often than not business owners are not paying the attention to their fire extinguishers until they need to use them. However, the fire extinguisher is often the best method of the fire protection that can prevent the fire from growing. Having a properly working fire extinguisher is code required for all the commercial …
When to Replace or Recharge Your Fire Extinguisher
Is It Better To Replace Or Recharge Fire Extinguishers? You already know that handheld fire extinguishers are a vital part of your business’s re safety plan. Of course, the extinguishers in your building can only be effective if they’re fully charged and in the good condition. If you newly discharged the fire extinguisher to fight the blaze, you have two …
Fire Extinguisher Recharging: What Everyone Should Know
We tend to think of fire extinguishers as constants—they’re always nearby, ready and waiting in case a fire breaks out. But the truth is that fire extinguishers often are not ready because they haven’t been properly maintained. There are countless stories of the people attempting to fight an incipient-stage fire with a portable extinguisher only to discover too late that …
Classifications Of Fire
Fires are classified by the British Standard EN 2:1992 Classification of Fires. However, for all the practical purposes, there are five main classes of the fire – A, B, C, D and F, plus fires involving the electrical equipment. BS 7937:2000 The Specification of the Portable Fire Extinguishers for Use on the Cooking Oil Fires introduced the new class F. …