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#1 Posted : 08 November 2006 16:13:00(UTC)
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Posted By Robert S Woods
I received the following info in an email this morning.

"Do you know if it has been a legal requirement since October for all people who test fire extinguishers to be BSI registered"?

I understood they have always had a registration scheme but not with the BSI can someone clarify ?

Bob
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#2 Posted : 09 November 2006 15:15:00(UTC)
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Posted By Thomas Kennedy
Have a read at BS 5306-3:2003. It's the code of practice for the inspection and maintenance of portable fire extinguishers.

The usual criteria about "competent person" applies.

I hope this answers your question.
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#3 Posted : 09 November 2006 17:05:00(UTC)
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Posted By shaun mckeever
Robert

there is no legal requirement for extinguisher maintenance engineers to be registered with bsi.

the normal places for extinguisher maintenance engineers to be registered are:-

1. http://www.bafe.org.uk/ or
2. http://www.feta.org.uk/

Contact either one of these and they will give you precisely the answer you need.
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