Fire safety maintenance includes any equipment servicing, inspect and test. The process of servicing fire equipment to be maintained properly needs to be undertaken by an accredited and trained technician.
The main reason for regular maintenance is to ensure fire protection assets are performing at their peak with increased longevity and reduced chance of defects occurring.
The level of maintenance will depend on the type of equipment such as ‘inspect sprinkler heads’, ‘replace smoke alarm batteries’, or ‘adjust control panel. For commercial premises inspect and test should be carried out Monthly, Half yearly and yearly, home alarms should have a yearly service and replace batteries yearly.
