Don't Risk Safety By Overlooking Inspections
Commercial and industrial buildings are at great risk for fires due to equipment, machinery, and vacancy for part of the day. Proper fire protection services can ensure safety by keeping track of standard safety measures, monitoring systems, and providing electrical testing and tagging in compliance with regulations. It is not uncommon for routine inspections, testing of fire extinguishers, and minor repairs of sprinkler systems to be delayed or forgotten altogether, until it is too late. The result can be fines and penalties at best and tragic fires at worst. Hiring a professional company to oversee fire safety will save lives, structures, time, and money.
Services can include development of evacuation plans, inspections of machinery, testing and reporting of all systems, electrical services, and staff training on fire safety. Some steps are simple and include things like securing buildings when empty to prevent vandalism or damage that can result in fire. Putting cleaning procedures in place to control the accumulation of dust and debris around machinery and fixtures and having plenty of ventilation in work areas can decrease the likelihood of fire. Dust, vibration, heat, moisture, and corrosive substances can cause fires whether machinery is on or off. That makes clutter, water, and debris dangerous at any time.
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Many businesses do not recover from fires because costs are too severe and the business cannot recuperate, even if it has fire insurance. Fatalities and injuries lead to high payouts, lawsuits, and increased liability. Major infrastructure, merchandise, supply and equipment loss can cost billions of dollars and insurance may not be enough to cover it all. Down time causes lost productivity, unemployment, financial losses, and often leads to bankruptcy.
If the cause of the fire indicates a lack of proper safety precautions, insurance may not cover any losses at all. Do not risk losing lives, investment, structures, and money by leaving fire safety to chance. The security of knowing all those elements and aspects of safety are taken care of is well worth the cost of services. Research companies in order to compare experience, capabilities, training practices for technicians, and pricing. Have the company chosen do an initial risk assessment, review current protocols and procedures, and implement any changes or suggestions recommended.
