Fire Extinguisher Servicing

Keep your fire extinguishers working and safe.

Regular servicing of your fire equipment and installations is essential to ensure that they operate properly should an emergency occur and provide many years of reliable fire protection ensuring the safety of your employees and visitors.

Extinguishers should be serviced annually and in accordance with British Code of Practice B.S.5306 by a competent person. A competent person is defined as “A person with the qualifications, training and experience, with access to the relevant tools, equipment and information.” All maintenance work is carried out in compliance with B.S. 5306.3.2009.

An extended service must be carried out every 5 years on Water, Foam, Powder and Wet Chemical extinguishers, and 10 years for CO2. To ensure your extinguishers remain in good condition this service consists of fully discharging the extinguisher, then refilling and recharging.

Depending on the type of extinguisher, they all need to be serviced:

Using fire extinguisher

Commissioning Service

The BS5306:3:2009 requires all new fire extinguishers to be commissioned on site, at the time of fitting. Commissioning of fire extinguishers is required by insurers. This certifies that the extinguisher has not been damaged and that it is fit for purpose.

If you rent your extinguishers from us the commissioning service is included in your agreement.

Basic Service

A basic service would be carried out annually, checking that the extinguisher has not lost more than 10% of the firefighting media inside. This is done by accurately weighing the extinguisher. We will also carry out an external visual inspection looking for damage or corrosion.

All basic servicing carried out on extinguishers are to the requirements of BS5306:3:2003.

If you rent your extinguishers from us servicing is included in your agreement. 
For non-rental clients costs are:

£17.50 – Site callout
£5 per extinguisher – basic service

Extended Service

An extended service would be carried out every 5 years on water, foam and powder extinguishers. It includes the same checks as the basic service but also requires a discharge test to determine proper operation of the extinguisher.

There is no basic or extended service for CO2 extinguishers as they are subject to different regulations, so after 10 years they would need to be replaced.

If you rent your extinguishers from us servicing is included in your agreement. For non-rental clients costs are:

£17.50 – Site callout
£10 per extinguisher – Extended service