Keep Fire Safety Systems Safe
Maintenance and engineering managers and occupants all depend on the facility’s fire and life safety systems to keep the people, property and contents safe. These systems, while very dependable, require ongoing attention if they are to perform as designed in the event of an emergency.
Postmortems on systems that have failed to operate properly during an emergency typically point to lack of attention and maintenance — alarms that have been silenced, smoke detectors that are clogged with dirt and even something as simple as failing to reopen a valve after working on the system. All are simple but potentially deadly mistakes that managers can avoid through proper maintenance procedures.
While fire safety systems are generally dependable, they do require ongoing attention if they are to perform as designed in an emergency.