In accordance to BS 5839 part 1 of 2008, every place of work where there are two or more occupants must have reasonable means possible of notifying everyone of a fire or potential fire. The best way to accomplish this is to install a fire alarm system in accordance to Bs5839 part 1 of 2008. |
| If you have a fire alarm system installed it should be tested and serviced by a competent service company every three to six months in accordance with the Fire Precautions (workplace) regulations 1997. |
| If you still have a 240V Mains Manual Fire Alarm System installed in your workplace, you are contravening the Health and safety (signs and signals) regulations act of 1996 (schedule 1, part 1, section 8). |
| Your gas suppression/extinguishant system should be serviced every six months minimum by a registered F-Gas certified company. |
| Your room integrity test should be performed by a competent service company and a pass certificate issued and displayed annually. |
| Any pressure vessels storing gas suppression agents must be hydraulically tested/stretch tested every 10 years minimum. |
| Your premises fire risk assessment should be reviewed every year by a competent person in accordance with the regulatory reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (FSO). |
| Fire extinguishers should be serviced annually in accordance to Bs 5306 part 3 of 2003. |
| Your emergency lighting should be tested monthly by a responsible person in your workplace and should be serviced by a competent person every six months and a full discharge of each light should be undertaken annually in order to comply with Bs5266 (pt 1, 7 & 8). |
