Wonder if Lizards buys fire extinguishers, maybe as stand-by to protect themselves, when attacked by birds or frogs. Ha...Ha... of course Not, Just Joking.
Yesterday, i delivered a training course to my colleagues on the topic of Fire Extinguisher Selection, Installation & Maintenance. While going thru the inspection requirements, i recalled, once, when i was removing an extinguisher from the storage location to be inspected, i was surprised by a few lizards, who ran aimlessly out from the extinguisher box. Probably they were rudely wake from a good nap by me.
On another occasion, i had to abandon the extinguisher and ran away. Guess what? There was an ant colony on the head assembly of the extinguisher. Then, i was doing extinguisher service in an agricultural park, where most of the extinguishers were sited in the forest.
Well, enough for jokes.
In the training, i elaborated on the guidelines of the Latest Malaysian Standards, MS1539 : Part 3 & Part 4. Part 3 talks about how to calculate the number of extinguishers required for a specific area, considering the size, what materials in it that potentially burns, etc. The location of the extinguisher in relation to the height from floor, distance from expected user, are also defined.
Part 4, talks about the required Inspection and maintenance of the fire extinguisher. What surprised most of my colleagues, were, the requirement of the technician who are authorized to service and maintain an extinguisher. Basically, the standards limits the job only to those who are Competent and operating from a Competent Company.
22 May 2011
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