Importance of Maintenance of a Fire Extinguisher

As the owner of a commercial property, the responsibility lies with you to ensure that your premises meets fire safety standards. Fire Extinguisher plays a vital role in the fire equipment system to tackle small fires before it can cause huge damage. You never know when a fire can break out, therefore it is vital that you maintain your extinguishers and keep it in a functional condition.

As per National building code selection, installation and maintenance of fire extinguishers should be done as per IS2190. Fire Extinguishers should be regularly maintained. Maintenance includes a thorough check of the extinguisher in order to provide assurance that it will work effectively when/if needed. The check will include any necessary repair, recharge or replacement that is required.

FE Soft

FESoft app enhances fire safety in buildings by performing fire extinguisher inspections. As per the National Building Code 2016 availability of working fire extinguisher in the designated place is responsibility of the builder owner / user / manager.

Using FESoft app the user can keep a record of all the fire extinguishers in the premises. To use FESoft the user has toget feedthe details of the fire extinguisher including the type of extinguisher, capacity of the extinguisher, location, name of building, organisation/owner and user name registered in FESoft database.

Benefits of having mobile app for carrying out fire inspections:

Ensure your business meets the inspection and record keeping fire guidelines of National Building Code 2016
Improve data accuracy of records
Save time and effort spent on manually carrying out handwritten inspections
Eliminate lots of paperwork and go green
Ensure the readiness of your extinguishers