Best Fire Equipment Co. Blog
Happy Halloween everyone. Remember to set the clocks back to STANDARD Time this weekend and Check or Change the batteries in your Smoke Detectors and Carbon Monoxide Detectors (if needed). With the Holiday season approaching, its a good time to be fire safe, and check your portable fire extinguisher(s) as well.
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Posted October 31, 2014 at 08:49 AM
Best Fire Celebrates Start of 35th Year in Business See the story here. http://napavalleyregister.com/business/article_030817ac-6576-11e0-abf5-001cc4c002e0.html?mode=story
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Posted April 16, 2011 at 02:23 AM
Best Fire Equipment offers three (3) ways for employers to satisfy the OSHA 1910.157(g)(1) requirement for annual employee training on the use of fire extinguishers. On-Site Live-Fire Extinguisher Training Classes The Hands-on Live-Fire Extinguisher Training provides the knowledge and instills the "I've Done THAT" confidence in your employees that they CAN put a fire out with an extinguisher. That confidence cannot be attained by watching a video or a show-and-tell demo. The Hands-on Li...
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Posted November 15, 2010 at 10:44 AM
How To Inspect Your Fire Extinguishers Monthly Inspection Know the locations of the fire extinguishers in your area and make sure they are in the designated place. Make sure the type of extinguisher is safe to use on fires likely to occur in the immediate area. Make sure the access or visibility to the fire extinguisher is not obstructed. Make sure the operating instructions on the nameplate are legible and facing outward. Make sure the safety seal or tamper indicator is not broken or missing...
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Posted March 27, 2010 at 01:52 PM
The following questions were collected from our website visitors. Q: How often must fire extinguishers be tested and tagged? The California State Fire Marshal and most if not all AHJ's (Authority Having Jurisdiction, i.e. county or city fire marshals) have adopted the National Fire Protection Association's recommendations (NFPA-10) for portable fire extinguishers and codified them in the California Health and Safety Code, Title 19, &nbs...
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Posted January 26, 2010 at 01:39 AM
FIRE EXTINGUISHER SERVICES REQUIRED BY STATE AND LOCAL CODES IN CALIFORNIA (and most other jurisdictions, states, as well) Fire Extinguisher Inspection Service – Required Annually:Annual inspection of extinguishers shall include a check of at least the following items:(1) Located in designated place.(2) No obstruction to access or visibility.(3) Operating instructions on nameplate legible and facing outward.(4) Safety seals and tamper indicators not broken or missing.(5) Examine for obvious p...
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Posted August 26, 2009 at 02:09 AM
