Liam Jones
Founder, Pilla App
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Learn how to carry out monthly fire extinguisher checks, build fire safety into your health and safety system with Pilla, and use AI to automate the process.
Join Liam Jones, founder of Pilla and a qualified food safety consultant, for a session on monthly fire extinguisher visual inspections.
Understand
Fire extinguishers sit unused for months or years, waiting for the moment they are needed. When a fire breaks out, you need absolute confidence that the extinguisher will work. Monthly checks catch problems between annual professional services.
Most stored pressure extinguishers have a gauge with three zones: red (low), green (normal) and red (high). The needle should be in the green zone, and if it is in the red or even at the low end of green, report it. CO2 extinguishers often do not have pressure gauges and are checked by weight during professional servicing. A broken tamper seal suggests the extinguisher may have been partially discharged, tampered with or used, and even a brief discharge significantly reduces the available agent.
In an emergency, people go to where extinguishers are supposed to be. If one has been moved during cleaning or borrowed for an event, precious seconds are lost. Nothing should block the path, as boxes, furniture or deliveries in front of an extinguisher can be fatal obstructions. Monthly visual inspections by your own staff verify that extinguishers are present, accessible, undamaged and showing adequate pressure, while annual professional servicing involves detailed examination, discharge tests, weight checks and component replacement. Both are necessary.
Apply
See how fire extinguisher checks fit into your wider health and safety management system in Pilla. We walk through how to build this into your system so that your team has clear processes, accountability, and a documented trail that proves compliance.
Automate
Learn how AI can speed up this process and connect Pilla to your other tools, giving you a much more joined up system across your business.
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