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UCL Fire Technical Note No: 026

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________Date Last Amended: Jan 12 1.

Issued by the - Fire Officer, UCL Estates, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT.

Fire SafetyTechnical Guide

FIRE EXTINGUISHER MONTHLYCHECK SHEET USER DEPARTMENT

1. Generally, fire extinguishers are only tested and inspected annually by a Service Engineer.Therefore, any damage or problems may leave the extinguisher unserviceable for someconsiderable time before being rectified. This then becomes a potential life safety issue.

2. A suitable Departmental Responsible Person should ensure that a regularly check (at least once amonth may be more frequent in Student Residences etc) of the fire extinguishers in the building ortheir area of responsibility is undertaken. This visual inspection will ensure that the equipment isserviceable, available for use and unobstructed. Reporting promptly any suspected defects ormalicious discharges to the UCL Fire Officer or his staff, so that a Service Engineer can attend site

to rectify as soon as reasonably practical. A visual inspection should look at the following:

1. Are the ext inguishers located on the Fire Point /Wall Bracket - un it not missing or moved?

2. Are there signs of acc idental or malicious discharge, or unit having been us ed?

3. Are the Safety Pins or Tamper Seals dist urbed, m issing or broken?

4. Are there any visual defects (i.e. dents, c orroded body or leaking)?

5. Are they unobstructed & vis ib le, with their operating inst ruct ions facing outwards ?

6. Are the indicator gages (where f it ted) in the Green segment (if in Red - cal l Engineer)?

3. Record the type & number of extinguishers at each Fire Point (collection of fire extinguisherspossibly located with a fire alarm break glass point with a fire action notice) below:

RECORD OF INSPECTION Type of FireExtinguisher:

WaterExtinguishers Hose Reel

FoamExtinguishers

CarbonDioxide (CO 2)

DryPowder

FireBlanket

Numbers ofExtinguishers:

4. Carry out a weekly/monthly inspection and then initial & date the form below, keeping it in a safeplace, note any remedial action taken (by whom & when):

Month/Year Signature Month/Year Signature Month/Year Signature Month/Year Signature

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