В каждом здании должны находиться первичные fire-fighting equipment. The fire safety manual in any organization has points explaining how to act during a fire and what measures to prevent the spread of a fire. Persons who violate the requirements of the instruction bear responsibility for this.
Primary means of fire extinguishing are differentfire extinguishers, special fire hydrants, additional equipment (sand, asbestos cloth, felt, shovels and buckets) and auxiliary tools (axes, crowbars, etc.). They must be at every enterprise, and the head of the organization bears responsibility for their availability. Also, the head is responsible for training the employees to the rules for the operation of all these means.
It is strictly forbidden to use fire equipment for other needs not related to fire extinguishing or conducting fire safety training sessions.
Primary extinguishing agents should bebe in an accessible place and should not interfere with the evacuation of personnel. For their placement, as a rule, special fire shields are provided. However, it is not forbidden to equip small premises with small fire extinguishers with rules.
Primary fire extinguishing means are considered unfit for use and are decommissioned only by a decision of a specially appointed commission.
Responsible persons must keep records of funds.fire extinguishing. They are examined at least once every six months. The test results are recorded in a special log, which contains columns: name (type of fire extinguishing agent), number, technical condition, date (fire extinguisher charge or check) and signature of the responsible person.
Some primary extinguishing agents(fire hydrants and fire extinguishers) must have a passport with the date of the last inspection or charging. Without extinguishing, all extinguishing agents must be numbered and marked.
If any violations that prevent the normal use of fire extinguishing equipment are identified, they should be corrected as soon as possible.
