Author: Oliver Aldape

Commercial Kitchen Fire Suppression Systems

Effective Fire Suppression Systems For Commercial Kitchens

The environment in modern commercial kitchens is one of open flames, red-hot cooking surfaces, and heavily grease-laden surfaces.  These conditions combine to make the typical modern commercial kitchen a potentially dangerous fire hazard. Kitchen fires can spread quickly and can be very difficult to extinguish.  In fact, kitchen fires are the leading cause of structural fire damage in the United States. The Buckeye Kitchen Mister System was developed to be an effective fire suppression system for modern commercial kitchen. Utilizing state of the art misting technology, the Kitchen Mister System employs state of the art misting technology and has been […]

Fire Extinguisher Inspections, Portable fire extinguishers

Requirements For Portable Fire Extinguishers In Businesses

A portable fire extinguisher is one of the most important pieces of equipment owned by any business. The quality and condition of your business’s portable fire extinguishers can make the difference between a minor inconvenience and a catastrophe involving injuries, loss of life and property damage. The best way to cut down and even eliminate the danger of fire in the workplace is to have portable fire extinguishers that are properly installed and maintained by a professional. Basic requirements for a portable fire extinguishers Portable fire extinguishers in a place of business are used as the first line of defense […]

Commercial Kitchen Fire Suppression System Inspections, Commercial Kitchen Fire Suppression Systems

Commercial Kitchen Fire Suppression Systems Inspections 

In order to ensure that your commercial kitchen fire suppression system operates properly when needed, federal certification as well as state licensure require facilities to properly inspect, test and maintain the exhaust hoods, filters and fire-extinguishing equipment making up their commercial kitchen fire suppression systems relied upon to protect their commercial kitchen cooking equipment. Applicable standards NFPA 101(12), Sec. 9.2.3 requires that commercial cooking equipment be in accordance with NFPA 96, Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations. NFPA 96, in turn, references four other NFPA standards applicable to automatic fire-extinguishing systems installed to protect kitchen […]

Commercial Kitchen Fire Suppression System Inspections

How To Ensure Your Commercial Kitchen Fire Suppression System Will Work When Needed

If you operate a commercial kitchen, you know how important your fire suppression system is to protect your kitchen and the people that work in it in the event of a fire. Regular inspection and maintenance are critical to keeping your fire suppression system in good working order. At Jasperwood Fire Equipment, we understand the importance of having a reliable commercial kitchen fire suppression system.  We realize your livelihood depends on your installed commercial kitchen fire suppression system responding when needed and doing so in such a manner that damage is minimized.  Our goal at Jasperwood Fire Equipment Company is […]

Fire Extinguisher Inspections

Key Steps For Performing Fire Extinguisher Inspections

As a commercial fire equipment company, we are often asked, “Is it acceptable for a businesses to perform their own monthly fire extinguisher inspections?” The simple answer is, yes. Frequently, professional fire equipment companies are hired to perform monthly fire extinguisher inspections for businesses simply because we help minimize the business interruption. Also, we are able to ensure that those inspections are completed accurately. If you’ve been thinking about doing inspections, there’s a couple of things you’re going to have to have. One of those things is a complete list of your fire extinguishers that indicates where they are located […]

Portable fire extinguishers

Things To Pay Special Attention To When Servicing Your Portable Fire Extinguishers

Fire extinguishers are generally placed indoors in visible and easily accessed areas. They are designed to prevent the spread of fires or to put them out completely. When a fire extinguisher is activated, it will send a spray consisting of flame-retardant chemicals into the fire which will stop the flames. These units require scheduled service checks to ensure they are still able to perform the function of putting out fires.  When servicing your portable fire extinguishers, there are several things you need to pay special attention to. When to Perform Servicing on you Fire Extinguishers The National Fire Protection Agency […]

Portable fire extinguishers

Do It Yourself Fire Extinguisher Inspections

As a commercial fire equipment company, we are often asked, “Is it acceptable for a business to perform their own monthly fire extinguisher inspections?” The simple answer is, yes. Frequently, professional fire equipment companies are hired to perform monthly fire extinguisher inspections for businesses simply because we help minimize the business interruption. Also, we are able to ensure that those inspections are completed accurately. If you’ve been thinking about doing inspections, there’s a couple of things you’re going to have to have. One of those things is a complete list of your fire extinguishers that indicates where they are located […]

Commercial Kitchen Fire Suppression Systems

Replacing Existing Halon And CO2 Fire Control Systems With FM200 Fire Suppression Systems

Existing Halon and CO2 control systems are ideally suited for use with FM200 and can be modified to operate as part of a FM200 Fire Suppression System. The fire suppression agent used in FM200 Fire Suppression Systems (HFC-227ea) is an acceptable replacement for Halon 1301. HFC-227ea has a zero ozone depleting potential, a low global warming potential, and a short atmospheric lifetime. It is particularly useful where an environmentally acceptable agent is essential, where clean up of other media presents a problem, where weight versus suppression potential is a factor, where an electrically non-conductive medium is needed, and where people […]

Portable fire extinguishers

Portable Fire Extinguisher Requirements For Businesses

OSHA rule 29 CFR 1910 establishes the requirements for portable fire extinguishers in a business. Employers are generally required by the OSHA rule to provide employees with portable fire extinguishing equipment for use in fighting incipient stage fires in the workplace. An “incipient-stage fire” means the initial or beginning stage that can be controlled or extinguished by portable fire extinguishers. The rule, however, provides alternatives for employers who do not want their employees to fight incipient stage fires in the workplace. Regardless of whether or not a business chooses to rely upon or allow its employees to use portable fire […]

Fire Extinguisher Inspections

Fire Extinguisher Inspections

Fire extinguishers are pretty easy to forget about. They sit in your workplace or home day after day “just in case,” but of course you hope you’ll never have to use one. Even though fire extinguishers may not always be top of mind, there’s nothing worse than needing an fire extinguisher in an emergency only to discover that it isn’t charged and doesn’t work. Portable fire extinguisher inspection is extremely important for the protection of your businesses and homes.  This is especially true since OSHA and Fire Codes require specific procedures when it comes to fire extinguishers in the workplace. […]