Month: March 2023

It is crucial to ensure that your portable fire extinguishers are in proper working order at all times. Conducting annual fire extinguisher maintenance is the best way to make sure that everything will function the way it is designed in the event of an emergency. The following is a checklist to identify the steps that should be performed during annual fire extinguisher maintenance. Ensure Clear Access Access to the fire extinguisher should not be blocked by personal possessions, equipment, or locked doors. Further, fire extinguishers need to be stored in a designated location that is easily visible within the room […]

The requirements of Occupational Safety and Health Standard 1910.157 apply to the placement, use, maintenance, and testing of portable fire extinguishers provided for the use of employees. Where extinguishers are provided but are not intended for employee use and the employer has both an emergency action plan and a fire prevention plan that meet the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.38 and 29 CFR 1910.39 respectively, then only the requirements of paragraphs 1910.157(e) and 1910.157(f) apply. This series of articles will provide a summary of each section of  Occupational Safety and Health Standard 1910.157 to allow the reader a good understanding […]