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We have been told about the above that are made of a composite material that require no annual maintenance checks and have a 20 year lifecycle and would be looking to introduce these into our schools.Is anyone using these or have any useful information they can provide?Thank you all information appreciated.
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We trialled a number of Britannia P50 extinguishers on some of our more difficult sites - especially those in the 3rd world countries - where we couldn’t guarantee the standard of local firefighting equipment. We had a few gaps in regular cargo containers that were going out, so the transportation costs were minimal
Sending steel bodied extinguishers would have created a servicing and environmental nightmare as management preferred to send ‘traditional’ fire extinguishers and scrap them locally annually!
I won and we sent a few on this pilot trial. Months later I travelled to the African continent with a manager who remained totally opposed to my composite plan, but was overruled. It looked like it might be a tricky trip as we had fallen out over the issue. So I was relieved to see Heathrow Airport was full of them which reassured him and meant our journey would be a bit less fraught!
The idea was, if they were successful abroad, we would replace the 2,000+ other extinguishers on our UK estate and more overseas. I really liked them but was reluctant to spend/risk £120,000 without a trial.
The trial was successful, but only budget restraints delayed the immediate roll out of the P50s. I left the firm before a decision was made so don’t know if they ever bought them
I won’t go on about the advantages or disadvantages, but simply refer you to a supplier who has all the details on their website
https://www.safelincs.co.uk/p50-service-free-fire-extinguishers/
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The BAFE guidelines for Fire Risk Assessors are to accept the P50 extinguishers as suitable (assume correct type for fire risk) . There is no requirement for the 3rd party annual check, but a formal documented annual visual assessment by the owner of units should be undertaken. This does not need to be a third party! You only need to look for visually obvious defects and confirm the unit has not been discharged - things you should be checking monthly anyway as part of the workplace / common areas inspections.
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