{"id":2712,"date":"2022-08-02T15:19:23","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T15:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.woodwardgroup.net\/?p=2712"},"modified":"2024-04-19T11:04:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T10:04:46","slug":"why-is-regular-fire-alarm-maintenance-important-for-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.woodwardgroup.net\/why-is-regular-fire-alarm-maintenance-important-for-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is regular Fire Alarm Maintenance important for businesses?"},"content":{"rendered":"
As an employer, it is your responsibility to make sure every step is being taken to ensure the safety of your employees and everyone on your premises. One of these steps being regular maintenance of Fire Safety Systems and Alarms. <\/span><\/p>\n Fire alarm tests are an essential and critical exercise as they have to be consistently working at their optimum in case the worst happens. Everyone in the building should know how they sound, with you or another competent person logging the time and date of the test. If a fault is found, immediate corrective action must be taken.<\/span><\/p>\n Government legislation states that all commercial premises are required by law to carry out Fire Alarm Maintenance at least twice a year. This is to check that it is working as it should. <\/span><\/p>\n Carrying out regular Fire Alarm Maintenance will help give you confidence that your workplace has effective fire safety, thus reducing false fire alarms which can lead to a loss of man hours with staff having to exit the building.<\/span><\/p>\nFrequency of Fire Alarm Tests<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n