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I am looking for some clarification on what height fire extinguishers should be placed at?
One of our companys' have been informed by their provider they have to "higher" their fire extinguishers, (obviously at a cost) which are currently approx two feet off the ground. Every extinguisher has more than enough clearance than the 4-6" previously been recommended. Surely if these are put higher it would create additional risks?
What would be the reasoning behind highering these extinguishers in an office environment?
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I have not had specific fire training so may get corrected by others. My understanding is that he carrying handle should be about 1m from the floor to facilitate handling / removal from the bracket. This is when it is on the wall. You can put them in those specially formed holders which sit on the floor.
If these people put them in previously then they didn't do it properly, so why should you pay to have them correct their work?
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Sally. Be careful as you might be being ripped off.
If your extinguishers are set slightly lower than the 1.1m (or whatever the British standards says), what does that matter? It's not law.
This is purely a manual handling situation
If they are too low, what about those which are on floor stands? Are they too low as well? Hanging them too high and thereby creating a manual handling issue is far worse, as is locating them where people have to lean over (say a kitchen worktop) to access them.
I say apply the provisions in the rarely used 'Common Sense Regulations 1786' and tell the supplier to go forth & multiply
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I agree with messey.
Extinguishers should be positioned at a convenient height off the floor for the potential users to comfortably lift them off the bracket.
It could be that 9 l water will be positioned with a CO2 immediately above if that is most suitable.
They should be high enough to be seen above anything placed on the floor.
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Are you sure the company is not asking you to 'hire' them? Perhaps they want you to go into a lease agreement?
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Nice line of thinking! But no, they actually wanted the company to pay for the extinguishers to be raised further up the wall and I was literally just wondering if i had missed something as to why they would need to be "higher" up!
Appreciate the feedback! Thank you.
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I agree the Chris and Messyshaw
The fire extinguisher should not be positioned over the 1.1 metre level but as mentioned previously common sense has to take a hand here and they should be positioned as conveniently as possible for thier desired location, the biggest factor for me is ensuring you have the right size and volume of extinguisher to cover the floor space you have, this is the important factor.
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Hi Sally
We do not mount our fire extinguishers but place them on the ground , this prevents them falling on anyones feet!!
Regards Dave
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DaveDowan wrote:Hi Sally
We do not mount our fire extinguishers but place them on the ground , this prevents them falling on anyones feet!!
Regards Dave
This method also makes it easier to use them for holding fire doors open :-(
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