More than 93,000 recorded fires are to blame for loss of around 490 lives each year, due to this the installation and maintenance of a fire alarm is to help save lives.
In homes, a single or multiple smoke alarms on each level of the ho sue will usually be suffice, but regular checks should be made to ensure that the battery and alarm is functioning.
In commercial premises a amore sophisticated smoke alarm and fire detection system may be required. Since 2006, a new system of Fire Risk Assessment was made compulsory for all buildings, giving way to the old fire certificate system.
Why is fire alarm maintenance so important?
Regular testing and maintained of fire alarms is essential to help increase the life span of the security system and preempt any problems that could occur.
If fire alarms aren't well maintained and have faults, these could put both people and property in danger. Insurance policies may also be made void.
Employees are made responsible for their own fire risk assessment, having to judge what precautions are needed to protect their employees, there are no set guidelines in a Fire Certificate to rely on.
For this reason the only measurable and reliable method of ensuring that your fire detections and warning systems are compliant and functioning correctly is to have a regular maintenance and testing of the security systems in place.
Regular inspections ( weekly or monthly) should be carried out to ensure that the alarm sounds and these checks should be logged in your fire alarm maintenance log book.
Periodic inspections and testing by a professional should occur between 6 and 12 months. At Keyways we can discuss and arrange a suitable fire alarm maintenance plan for you and your business.
Please contact us at our Altrincham base for more information on the maintenance services we can provide throughout the surrounding area. For a full list of the area that we cover, please click here. |
Fire Alarm Maintenance
