{"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":"<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Servicing Your Fire Alarm<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">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<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">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<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Frequency of Fire Alarm Tests<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">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<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">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>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2720 alignright lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.woodwardgroup.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/image16-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.woodwardgroup.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/image16-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.woodwardgroup.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/image16-190x127.jpeg 190w, https:\/\/www.woodwardgroup.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/image16-20x13.jpeg 20w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/200;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2720 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.woodwardgroup.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/image16-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.woodwardgroup.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/image16-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.woodwardgroup.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/image16-190x127.jpeg 190w, https:\/\/www.woodwardgroup.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/image16-20x13.jpeg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>How Testing &amp; Inspection Works<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">They can help you to ensure that your workplace is fire-safe, meets the legal requirements, has fire safety equipment such as emergency lighting and extinguishers checked, and follows the standardised process for maintaining Fire Alarms.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>What\u2019s Included in A Fire Alarm Maintenance service:<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li4\"><span class=\"s3\">Maintenance completed in accordance with BS5839<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li4\"><span class=\"s3\">Minimum of 2 visits per annum, on a 6-monthly basis<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li4\"><span class=\"s3\">Dedicated 24\/7\/365 call-out facility, should your system develop a fault<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li4\"><span class=\"s3\">Fully FIA (Fire Industry Association) trained and BAFE qualified, multi-skilled Fire Alarm Engineers<\/span><span class=\"s5\"> sent to your business, anywhere within the UK.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li4\"><span class=\"s3\">Advice on system maintenance or improvements<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li4\"><span class=\"s3\">Expert knowledge and friendly customer service should there be any queries<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Proud to be Third-Party Accredited to BAFE SP203-1<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">BAFE (British Approvals for Fire Equipment) is an independent registration body for third party certified fire safety and protection companies and a register of quality fire safety service providers across the UK. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Woodward Group is proud to be third party accredited to BAFE SP203-1 for our Fire Detection and Alarm Design, Installation, Commissioning\/Handover and Maintenance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The scheme recognises the importance of compliance for fire detection and alarm systems. We are regularly audited by BAFE to ensure we\u2019re working to required standards, including paperwork inspections and random checks on properties where we have worked.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This scheme offers assurance that we work to the highest standard and pride ourselves in providing a 100% reliable service for our clients with regular audits on our processes. <\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>To book your free consultation or to find out more about our Fire Alarm Maintenance service, please call <\/strong><a href=\"tel:01283819379\"><strong>01283 819379<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0or email us at <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:enquiries@woodwardgroup.net\"><strong>enquiries@woodwardgroup.net<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Servicing Your Fire Alarm 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. 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