Primary aid in preventing the spread of fire.
Obligatory in office buildings and production facilities, public buildings, accommodation establishments, etc.
First measure in case of a threat.
Sense of safety for your people – the building is equipped with fire safety installations.
If works involving an open flame are conducted in the building – a fire extinguisher is obligatory.
If you need to install fire extinguishers in your building but do not know the best methods, locations, and types of extinguishers, then consult Forus.
We recommend installing fire extinguishers in prominent locations where they would be visible to people who use emergency evacuation routes, such as exits, corridors, stairwells, hallways, and stairwell landings.
There are various types of fire extinguishers. When selecting an extinguisher, we take into consideration the area, intended purpose, and environmental conditions of your building as well as the compatibility of extinguishing agents with combustible materials on the premises. We install extinguishers in office buildings, public institutions, filling stations, warehouses, industrial premises, etc.
Fire extinguishers must be easily accessible in a building. They should never be placed in a location where fire could block access to extinguishers. Moreover, extinguishers must not be hidden behind other items.
A fire extinguisher must be installed with a special fastening device vertically on the wall or floor of a building or an easily accessible cabinet.
An extinguisher must be prominently placed and easily accessible. It cannot obstruct doors from opening.
When installing extinguishers, their bottoms cannot be higher than 1.5 m from the floor or ground.
Avoid placing a fire extinguisher in direct sunlight or in direct contact with another heat source as much as possible so that the temperature indicated on the extinguisher would not exceed the permitted limits.
The instructions and pressure gauge on an extinguisher must be clearly visible.
A fire extinguisher outside a building is installed under an awning or in a weather-proof easily accessible cabinet.
Fire extinguishers must be inspected with the frequency required by the manufacturer. If the manufacturer has not stated the required frequency, a qualified specialist must be called to inspect the devices.
Click here to read more about the maintenance and inspection of fire extinguishers.
Installation of fire extinguishers in a factory.
Installation of fire extinguishers in a hospital.
Installation of fire extinguishers in a wholesale store.
Installation of fire extinguishers in a factory.
Installation of fire extinguishers in a hospital.
Installation of fire extinguishers in a wholesale store.
