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Posted By Wilf Archer
Can anyone provide me with a contact that will train an employee to check and maintain fire extinuishers and hose reels. I wish to bring the service in-house but cannot find anyone willing to train my employee.
Many thanks
Wilf.
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Posted By Steve Crookes
Wilf,
Checking fire appliances is a specialised area, not so much as because it's hard to do, more so because remedial action, such as recharging fire extinguishers, requires specialist equipment. In the first instance, i would seek the advice of your equipment supplier or the local fire service. The fire service offer very competative rates and are also not adverse to giving you guidance on your fire risk assessment.
This is one area that I believe is left to the professionals, aftr all, a business or even a life depends on it.
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Posted By John Webster
Wilf
Would this include checking fire extinguisher door wedges? :-)
john
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Posted By Francis Quinn
Whilst agreeing with the others, this is an area that I have looked into and found that a reputable company offering you a maintenance contract on extinguishers often will come round and assist with a basic level of training. Otherwise have you contacted your local Fire Protection Association?
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Posted By Wilf Archer
Hi folks
The maintenance is carried out at the moment by an existing employee but he will soon be unable to do so. He was trained by Kidde Thorn Ltd in Manchester but the have stopped offering this service. I need someone to cary out the annual checks and preferably an internal employee. I have contacted my local fire brigade and I am still awaiting their reply (1 week later). I contacted the next area brigade (Strathclyde) and they said they don't use fire extinguishers to put out fires (no joke). Hence the enquiry. I have a couple of leads so many thanks.
Wilf
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Posted By David J Bristow
Hi Wilf
You brave man of April Fool day, congratuilations you nearly had us all fooled - ps - How much would the franchise be! and is there a possibility that I could pay weekly!
You are looking for a company to train an employee of yours to service fire extinqishers ( and door stops) appologisies for that last fliipant remark, but why!
Firstly you say you have an employee who is leaving and who is quite capable of undrataking this service, can he/she not train another empoyee before they leave?.
I am misstified as why you need someone (an employee) to check your fire extingushers as the costs for the service from external companies is not a great outlay in the scheeme of things, or am I misssing something(Perhaps a stub toe injury on a fire extingusher door stop) sorry Wilf I am digressing.
How much will your company save for this inhouse service?
Regards
David B
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Posted By David J Bristow
PS
Wilf, how about employing your wife on a part time basis, that way she could not only service you place of work, she could be your very own fire warden at home!
You did not finish the story, did you get breakfast or not?
Regards
David B
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