Fire extinguishers are required under the terms of your insurance.- Fire Extinguishers prevent small fire developing into fully developed fires that can destroy business and lives.
- Fire Extinguishers are now required under health and safety legislation
- Fire extinguishers can save your business – extinguish a fire before it destroys your business
- Fire extinguishers must be installed in all work places and they must be serviced at least annually.
Types of fire extinguisher
- Water Fire Extinguishers - The cheapest and most widely used fire extinguishers. Used for Class A fires. Not suitable for Class B (Liquid) fires, or where electricity is involved.
- Foam Fire Extinguisher - More expensive than water, but more versatile. Used for Classes A & B fires. Foam spray extinguishers are not recommended for fires involving electricity, but are safer than water if inadvertently sprayed onto live electrical apparatus.
- Dry Powder Fire Extinguishers - Often termed the ‘multi-purpose’ extinguisher, as it can be used on classes A, B & C fires. Best for running liquid fires (Class B). Will efficiently extinguish Class C gas fires, BUT BEWARE, IT CAN BE DANGEROUS TO EXTINGUISH A GAS FIRE WITHOUT FIRST ISOLATING THE GAS SUPPLY. Special powders are available for class D metal fires.
- CO2 Fire Extinguishers - Carbon Dioxide is ideal for fires involving electrical apparatus, and will also extinguish class B liquid fires, but has NO POST FIRE SECURITY and the fire could re-ignite.
- Wet Chemical Fire Extinguishers – Specially designed for class F fires.
- For Metal Fires: A specialist fire extinguisher for use on Class D fires – metal fires such as sodium, lithium, manganese and aluminium when in the form of swarf or turnings.
What are these types of classes material?
Class A: Solids such as paper, wood, plastic etc
Class B: Flammable Liquids such as paraffin, petrol, oil etc
Class C: Flammable Gases such as propane, butane, methane etc
Class D: Metals such as aluminium, magnesium, titanium etc
Class E: Fires involving Electrical Apparatus
Class F: Cooking Oil & Fat etc
For further questions contact us by info@cfsg.ie or call us 01 2957540
CFSG supplies a range of fire extinguishers for all types of fires.
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