National Fire Safety Week 2014  - 6th – 13th October

In this post, we are pointing out tips for you to know and remember during this week and carry out for your life.

• Smoke Alarms

Smoke alarms that are properly installed and maintained play a vital role in reducing fire deaths and injuries. Smoke alarms save lives. If there is a fire in your home, smoke spreads fast and you need smoke alarms to give you time to get out. Having a working smoke alarm cuts the chances of dying in a reported fire in half. Almost two-thirds of home fire deaths resulted from fires in homes with no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms.

1. Install smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside each sleeping area and on every level of your home.
2. Test your smoke alarms every month and change the batteries regurlaly
3. Replace all smoke alarms in your home every 10 years
4. When a smoke alarm sounds, get outside and stay outside.
5. In the event of a fire like evacuation, calling the fire brigade, call 999
6. People deaf and with hearing impairments can chose smoke alarms that sound an ultra-loud warning and others that have visual and vibrating indicators. CFSG and Silent Alert have a special range of general alerting (including smoke alarms) options for the commercial and the domestic markets. The Silent Alert Wireless Personal Paging System offers a choice of portable receivers to alert you to all the important sounds around the home (smoke alarm, carbon monoxide alarm, burglar, car alarms, baby monitor, telephone, etc…).

• Fire Alarms

Fire alarm systems are expected to help protect people, property, and assets. Proper testing, inspection and maintenance can keep your fire alarm system at optimum operating performance. In addition to ensuring protection, keeping your system in good condition reduces expenses by preventing unbudgeted emergency repairs and costly false alarms. 

Silent Alert Commercial Firesafe Systems - This is a deaf fire alarm interface that links with any existing commercial fire alarm system and complies with all the relevant parts of I.S. 3218 2013 and EN54-25 2008 & BS5839-1 2002. This system can help make you compliant with Part 3 of the Disability Act 2005. Other workplace alerting options can be integrated with this system such as telephone, intercom, etc.

• Fire Extinguishers

Fire extinguishers can be a small but important part of the home fire safety plan. They can save lives and property by putting out a small fire or suppressing it until the fire department arrives.

Check out our blog: What you should know about Fire Extinguishers?

CFSG can inspect the extinguishers at your facility. We schedule a time to service your facility, arrive on time with a smile, perform our inspections. While the job might seem simple, there is actually an extensive process behind the annual inspection. Each extinguisher requires individual attention and several detailed check points to ensure it will function as designed.

• Emergency Lighting

Emergency lighting and exit signage are essential for accidents or catastrophic events that require a safe and smooth evacuation from a building. It provides illumination allowing people to see clearly, avoid obstacles and move confidently to the nearest exit in a crisis. Our range of emergency lighting products provides a flexible, cost effective solution to any emergency lighting testing and monitoring system.

• Safety Training

The importance of safety training extends beyond a worker’s introduction to the job. It also encompasses situations when his job changes or when working conditions change. Without an understanding of safety practices related to her job, a worker will be at a higher risk for workplace injury, illness or death.

CFSG has developed and increased its range of training courses ensuring that all trainers are fully up-to-date and compliant with the latest standards.

• Safety Kits

CFSG offers a range of safety kits: Medical Kits
- First Aid Boxes
- Home Safety Kits (Fire Extinguisher, Smoke Blanket & Smoke Alarm)
- Taxi Safety Kits (First Aid Box, Fire Extinguisher, Hi-Viz Vest, Warning Triangle, Torch, Pen & Notebook). To keep your family safe equip your home with the essential products you will need if an emergency occurs.

CFSG is one stop shop that supplies all your Fire Safety needs, email us info@cfsg.ie or call us 01 295 7540. CSFG operates a nationwide service backed up by a 24 hour call monitoring facility.