Whether it is your house or office fire safety
is a mandatory precaution that needs to be taken at all levels. It is
recommended that one needs to know about the various types of fire
extinguishers, in order to decide which one is appropriate for your facility.
There are two types of fire extinguishers
- Dry Chemical Fire Extinguishers: These are best in case of common fire situations, and have an advantage over CO2 as these leave a blanket of non-flammable material that prevents ignition.
- Carbon dioxide extinguishers: A CO2 extinguisher is used in case of an electric fire involving computers and other delicate instruments.
Your story does not end when you have
installed a fire extinguisher at your facility, it is very important that they
need to be inspected in a timely manner, to make sure the extinguishers are in
perfect conditions in case of an emergency situation.
List of things to consider in case of Fire Extinguisher Inspection Brownsburg:
- The fire extinguisher needs to be properly placed and easy to access.
- It is to be made sure that all parts of the extinguisher are working properly from nozzle to pin and tamper seal.
- Check the pressure of the fire extinguisher if it is as per the recommended value.
- Confirm the working status of the smoke alarm.
- It is always advisable to hire professionals to inspect the fire safety equipment as they know the technical specifications and know the different techniques of inspection.
Other
fire safety equipment:
Apart from fire extinguishers the other safety
equipment that is needed to make the facility safer are fire alarms and carbon
monoxide detectors. A Fire alarm system is the first comes to your defense
against a fire.Fire Alarm Indianapolis
insisted that all homes must be equipped with photoelectric or dual sensor smoke
alarms, which provide better overall protection than the more popular
ionization smoke alarm.
Carbon Monoxide has been called as a silent killer because it is scentless, colorless and tasteless toxic gas and is released into the air when you burn gasoline, wood, oil or charcoal which, is in harmless proportions; however the danger comes when carbon monoxide is released in a contained area like your home, RV, or garage.Carbon monoxide detectors are similar to the smoke detectors, but instead of looking for signs of fire, they detect levels of carbon monoxide, detectors operate in one of three ways: with a biometric sensor, metal oxide semiconductor, or electrochemical sensor.