In order to maintain a reliable commercial fire alarm system, it’s essential you keep your smoke detector clean. Over time, dust, debris, and even insects can find their way into your smoke detectors. When this happens, detectors can become less sensitive or even trigger false alarms. In a commercial setting, these false alarms can lead… Read more »
To make sure the fire alarm system in your industrial building is working the way it should, you’ll need to subject it to fire safety inspections on a regular basis. You’ll also need to take the necessary steps to ensure that it passes inspections with flying colors. Here are just a few of the reasons… Read more »
When it comes to commercial fire alarm systems, reliability is everything. Whether you’re managing a school, hospital, warehouse, or high-rise, your fire alarm system must be ready to respond in an instant. One of the best ways to ensure that every horn sounds and every strobe flashes when it should is to invest in a… Read more »
Budgets are often determined months or even years in advance, right? So, when is it time to budget for a new fire alarm system for your building or complex? Commercial fire alarm systems have many components. And, like most products, they sometimes fail and/or stop working all-together, especially if they’re older– say, for instance, more… Read more »
Sometimes safety gets put on the back burner, but that’s not good. Commercial buildings tend to be used by a lot of different people, whether they’re office workers, delivery people, customers/visitors, etc. And no one wants a building to go up in flames and kill people. Therefore, it behooves the powers-that-be to care about fire… Read more »
Have you ever noticed a derelict building in a city? It looks abandoned and ugly, doesn’t it? No one’s taking care of it to the point where it seems like it’s literally falling apart. That’s not good. Just like with buildings, our stuff needs to be taken care of, whether it’s appliances, cars, clothing or… Read more »
Perhaps the most important part of owning a business is making sure employees and customers are safe inside your commercial building. You always want to hope for the best while preparing for the worse, especially when it comes to protecting your building from fire. Here are the things you should make sure your building has… Read more »
It’s that time of the year when people put up Christmas trees and decorate them with lights, tinsel, ornaments and more. And this is also the time of year when Christmas trees could catch on fire and burn down businesses. Yikes! Holidays Increase Chances of Fires Consider all the things that could cause a fire… Read more »
Commercial fires can be deadly. Not only do they ruin assets, but they can also harm employees, customers and/or visitors. Safety hazards include smoke inhalation and carbon monoxide poisoning. What can you do to avoid commercial fires where you work? Fire Evacuation Plan First, it’s important that there’s a plan in place in case a… Read more »
Do you own or run a business? If you do, and there’s a fire inspection scheduled for some time in the near future then there are certain things you can do to best prepare for the day and time when your place will be inspected. Easy Exits For starters, when preparing for fire inspections, one… Read more »