How to maintain the Fire Safety Stick
Maintain your Fire Safety Stick to ensure it lasts for as long as possible, just follow these simple steps
Maintenance and Servicing: Our definition
‘Servicing’ is typically when a professional company is called in to individually service fire extinguishers, whereas ‘maintenance’ can be steps taken that check a fire extinguisher is fit for purpose by any responsible person.
The Fire Safety Stick needs no annual servicing during its minimum shelf life of 15 years, it just needs to be visually inspected or maintained and can be logged by the owner or responsible person if in a commercial installation environment.
Domestic Maintenance Guide
Domestic (i.e. non-commercial) self-check visual inspections to maintain the Fire Safety Stick.
Step 1
Remove the ‘top protective cap’.
Step 2
Check the black tip is undamaged and still firm by softly pressing with your fingertip (not your nail).
Step 3
Check the ‘bottom striker cap’ is still firmly held in the handle.
Step 4
Check the outside of the Fire Safety Stick for adverse external damage.
Step 1
Remove the ‘top protective cap’.
Step 2
Check the black tip is undamaged and still firm by softly pressing with your fingertip (not your nail).
Step 3
Check the ‘bottom striker cap’ is still firmly held in the handle.
Step 4
Check the outside of the Fire Safety Stick for adverse external damage.
If the Fire Safety Stick fails any of the above steps please contact the supplier you originally purchased it from.
Commercial (Fire Safety Stick PRO) Maintenance Guide
Guide to commercial or non-domestic maintenance checks for the Fire Safety Stick
Firstly have you downloaded the recommended Fire Safety Stick Inspection Record log sheet? It can be downloaded from here: Download FSS Inspection Record
You should check the following points individually. If passed then, a tick should be recorded in the correct column. Any failures should be noted and action taken to remedy them. Once completed, the date should be entered in the first column. As you can see it is straightforward to carry out these checks, hence the reason that they can be carried out “in-house” without the need for external engineers.
Fire Safety Stick PRO Commercial Visual Checks
Fire Safety Stick PRO (i.e. non-domestic) visual spot checks to maintain the Fire Safety Stick which, once you know the steps, can be performed in 30 seconds or less.
Step 1
Confirm the correct location, FSS Model type and if required, FSS ID Number at the top of the FSS Inspection Record.
For commercial installations, there should be an additional sticker on the handle showing its installation date.
Step 2
Is the correct model of FSS and the wall sign in place?
Step 3
Is the tamper-tag in place securing the bottom striker cap? Ensure there is no sign of damage or that the tag has been previously broken.
On that tag, there may be an additional sticker to indicate the anniversaries of the maintenance checks.
Step 4
Gently ease out the striker cap and inspect the red/brown abrasive surface. Is the surface nice and dry?
For example, if there is any condensation simply leave the surface exposed to warm dry air and within 24 to 48hrs it will be dry again. During this time, do not wipe the surface in case it causes any damage.
Step 5
Is the Top protective cap in place? Remove it ensuring it’s not too tight for a user to remove in an emergency.
Step 6
While the top cap is off, is there any evidence of the unit being discharged already? Gently press the black resin with your fingertip (not fingernail) to ensure it is still firm*. Are there any other signs of damage to the black resin?
Place the top protective cap back onto the top of the Fire Safety Stick, but not too tight.
*If the resin has become slightly soft, due to the external environment, bring it inside to room temperature for approx. 24 hours, which should be sufficient for it to cure hard again.
Step 7
Are there any other signs of damage to the Fire Safety Stick, including the metal tube or black plastic handle? Is there anything else worth noting?
Although the Fire Safety Stick is extremely durable, if dropped for example, please check that the aluminium tube is completely intact and not pierced, or in any way likely to impede its successful discharge.
Step 8
Once fully checked, then date and sign the entry on the Fire Safety Stick Inspection Record.
If there are any signs of damage, escalate this with the responsible person for the location and agree on an action plan for possible replacement of the unit.
What is the recommended typical commercial installation of a Fire Safety Stick?
Along with a securely, wall-mounted Fire Safety Stick, we would recommend the following for each installation:
1. Correct signage, mounted on the wall, typically photo-luminescent, clearly indicating the model, the classifications of fires it has been certified for and how to use it. We have also added QR codes linking for further guidance on how to use the Fire Safety Stick and how to carry out these suggested maintenance checks.
2. A tamper tag to secure the bottom striker cap to the base handle of the Fire Safety Stick. There should also be a sticker on the unit and/or tag displaying its installation and maintenance check dates. It may also indicate the model of the Fire Safety Stick.
3. A suitable logbook to record all the maintenance checks throughout its life cycle. One option is to print the maintenance record sheets (available as a PDF – see below) and attach them to the site’s existing fire safety logbook.
Secure wall installation with sign
Photo-luminescent sign
Maintenance record sheet (or fire safety logbook)
FSS with tamper-tag securing the base striker cap
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