JoH Posted September 9, 2020 Report Share Posted September 9, 2020 Good morning, A couple of questions regarding fire extinguishers, if I may? * if a foam extinguisher is already in place, with a (non photoluminescent) foam extinguisher sign - why would it need to be replaced? The service is in date, it is mounted onto a wall and the signage is already there? * do fire extinguishers that cannot be mounted on to a wall have to be on a fire extinguisher stand? many thanks JoH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyB Posted September 9, 2020 Report Share Posted September 9, 2020 - No reason unless it's damaged (internally or externally) or due it's 5 year extended service but of an obsolete make with no parts available. At 5 years the extinguisher should be discharge tested, internally examined and refilled. Many companies servicing extinguishers these days don't have the training or equipment to refill so just replace stuff I was at a site where one year old extinguisher was replaced with a new one by the servicing company just because it had been used and needed refilling. As they hadn't even bothered to take the used one away I did and then refilled it at my workshop for a fraction of the new price. - Best practice is to mount an extinguisher on a wall bracket, shelf, stand, etc but it is not a legal requirement or enforceable: just look in any branch of M&S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoH Posted September 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2020 Thank you very much for your help, it is really appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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