Hello,

I am fairly new to the industry and I was looking to see if I could get any advice on some questions I have.

I was wondering what specific qualifications you require to inspect firefighting equipment such as fire extinguishers. Say for example the company had a lot of vehicles that were all provided with fire extinguishers and needed to be inspected annually, what would a worker need to have to be legally competent to do this? I have heard something about BAFE, but don't truly understand it.

To add on, what qualifications would you need to conduct fire warden training internally?

Any advice and help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time.

If you're talking bout the Annual Service/Inspection then that is a trained/competent person task, (FPA etec etc),  although, in lots of cases, if you rent you're extinguishers then the annual service/inspections are included in the contract

If you're talking about general, regular inspections, The RRO and BS show that 'Regular visual inspections' take place, (usually monthly),

In many workplaces this involves a visual check of the pressure guage, (is it in the green or red) and check for any visibly damage or corrosion to the cylinder, that the hose and nozzle is not blocked, damaged and that the 'tag' is still in place, etc And of course, that the extinguisher hasn't been operated and the 'Service Date' is still in date

These checks can be carried out by 'most' people and many company's get one of the Fire Marshalls to do it, (otherwise the Safety Guy generally ends up doing it),, and if any extinguishers are in the red, have been discharged or have visible damage etc then you would call in the trained and competent technician, who's probably done the FPA/BFE 4-day x £1000 training course

Edited by user 24 April 2024 09:19:03(UTC)  | Reason: edits