Why You Need A Fire Test And Inspection

Fire Test And Inspection

Any building system requires regular inspection, testing, and maintenance to ensure it can do what it’s expected to. Fire safety systems are no different.

When properly maintained and inspected, fire protection systems are among the most reliable means to ensure the safety of your building and everyone in it. Trusting that your systems will optimally perform in the event of an emergency depends upon the quality of the service and inspections performed on them. If done thoroughly and correctly, organizations can expect to see many benefits.

One of the most important aspects of an organization's fire safety plan is its fire sprinkler system. This automatic system acts as the first line of defense for businesses, which is why it is vital to ensure they are performing optimally. Inspection and maintenance of sprinklers are required on a monthly, quarterly, semiannual, annual, and five-year basis.

Items to be inspected and tested include but are not limited to:

• Smoke and heat detectors
• Annunciators and zones
• Batteries
• Output relays and activations
• Flow switches, tamper switch, and low-pressure alarms
• Supervised control valves and switches

 

By engaging in consistent and regular inspections of fire and life safety systems, businesses can identify parts of their systems due for upgrades. A continued mindset of improvement can provide benefits that have positive ripple effects throughout an organization.

For example, a simple upgrade to an automatic sprinkler system can greatly improve a building’s overall fire protection system through increased reliability and efficiency. Furthermore, the upgrade can have huge implications for insurance premium discounts.

Regular maintenance and inspection of fire and life safety systems provide businesses the opportunity to upgrade these integral fire protection and life safety system.

By engaging in consistent and regular inspections of fire and life safety systems, businesses can identify parts of their systems due for upgrades. A continued mindset of improvement can provide benefits that have positive ripple effects throughout an organization.

For example, a simple upgrade to an automatic sprinkler system can greatly improve a building’s overall fire protection system through increased reliability and efficiency. Furthermore, the upgrade can have huge implications for insurance premium discounts.

Regular maintenance and inspection of fire systems provide businesses the opportunity to upgrade these integral fire protection and safety systems.

Faqs:

1. Are tests and inspections mandatory?
   They are in small to large commercial buildings, multiple resident dwellings, industrial, etc. Every place that has a fire alarm system requires a test and inspection.
2. How often should my system be tested?
   We recommend once a year.
3. Will my insurance give me a discount on my policy?
   Most insurance companies do.
4. Should you have the batteries changed at the test and inspection?
   System panel batteries have a shelf life of 3-5 years. Alarm device batteries should be changed once a year.

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