Ask any fire safety expert a penny for their thoughts, and they’d all tell you the same thing – the majority of fires in commercial buildings were preventable. Agreed that no one can predict or control the ferocious blazes, but proper safety measures can sure help prevent them from occurring in the first place. Commercial fire alarm service is the first step in fire safety and prevention that all buildings usually have installed. But are you aware of the current state of the fire alarm system in your commercial building? If you don’t perform regular inspection checks or had them professionally serviced recently, you’re playing with fire, literally. Outlined below are necessary commercial fire alarm inspection and maintenance procedures that all commercial building managers and custodians must familiarize themselves with.
Batteries.
A constantly utilized component of most fire alarm systems is the batteries. Fresh and operational batteries ensure the fire alarm will beep and aware the occupants of rising temperatures or smoke. In the monthly fire alarm maintenance runs, check the batteries’ capacity and replace all those with lower than 50% capacity level to avoid failure. A set of specialized battery load testers is required to perform this inspection that all professional fire alarm service providers carry this during the inspection and servicing visits. The fire safety professionals will label and mark the date of installation or replacement after the inspection to help make regular inspections easier.
Smoke Detectors.
Smoke detectors ducts often get dirty with dust, cobwebs, or other elements if not cleaned or maintained carefully. This hinders their capacity to catch the presence of smoke to trigger the alarm system. Therefore, all commercial fire alarm inspections by the trained experts center around these vital components and ensure they’re in optimal sensitivity level is maintained with proper cleaning or vacuuming routine.
Heat Detectors.
Heat
detectors in a commercial fire alarm system are sophisticated elements that
note any changes in the normal temperatures in a commercial building and
trigger the alarm when the temperatures rise. However, over time, the
sensitivity of the heat detectors tends to decline due to a lack of maintenance
or proper testing routines. Hence, the primary maintenance is to regulate their
function and ensure optimal cleanliness is maintained of the fire alarm system.
Additionally, call a commercial fire alarm inspection team to test the
functioning and makes replacements as needful.
