Fire alarm testing is one of the most important safety measures a business can take. Ensuring that your fire safety is up to speed could help you save thousands of pounds, and possibly lives. So, the news that U.K businesses are failing to sufficiently test their fire alarms should be taken as a huge warning to all businesses in this country.
What’s Happening with Fire Alarms in Businesses?
According to FSmatters.com, 20% of businesses only test their fire alarm once a year. This is dangerous and could seriously put the reactive actions of fire safety in the hands of equipment that doesn’t work and doesn’t help save lives.
As well as this figure, while 40% have not given all of their staff members training on the common causes of false fire alarms in the workplace. But why is this important?
These two figures separately are not ideal. Yet put them together, and they create a cocktail of potentially lethal actions.
Take, for instance, that a business has a fire and their alarms don’t work. They last tested them in 2019, so didn’t know they were faulty. This now leaves their staff at risk and their business at risk too.
Now consider another business, not far away, hasn’t educated their staff on the common causes of false alarms, and their alarm goes off. The local fire department heads to the false alarm because they didn’t know that the real fire was happening. It is in this instance that you see the danger of the two scenarios.
Getting Fire Alarm Testing from Direct365
Direct365 have an array of fire safety services that can ensure your business stays as safe as possible whether a fire occurs or not.
Our fire alarm testing service provides you with quality, qualified testing from experienced engineers who will ensure everything is functioning, including the mains panel, batteries, heat detectors, smoke detectors, break glass units and sirens. Our team are experts in safety standards in the UK.
In addition to this, we also offer fire risk assessment service and a fire extinguisher testing service to accompany the alarm test, to keep you equally covered in case the worst happens.
For the chance to discuss your fire safety approach, don’t hesitate to contact us. Our dedicated team of experts are always on hand. Direct365 could improve your fire safety plan, and take you from unsatisfactory to outstanding. Call 0808 163 9660 to enquire about our services, or read our Commercial Fire Risk Assessment page to find out more.
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