Thursday, March 6, 2014

What You Need To Know About A Business Fire Alarm

By Mark Mahaffey


If you are an entrepreneur and the owner of your business, you are probably well aware of the fact that having a good business fire alarm in your office is very important. It is also smart to make sure that it is a good quality system and is maintained so that it is in good functioning order. Fire is a very real danger in your business, for several reasons.

For example, the wiring inside your air conditioning and heating systems could go bad and cause a fire. Water heaters are another potential place for a fire to start; it could over heat. If you have a kitchen area in your office, the stove or microwave could cause a fire, if an unattended pan is left on the stove or if the microwave malfunctions.

Of course, preparing for a fire emergency needs to happen before the fire starts: if you wait until a fire has started to start thinking about a business fire alarm system, you may find that you have waited too late. A fire could ruin your business and open you up to lawsuits if your employees are hurt during a fire.

The time is now, then, to prepare for a fire emergency and think about what you need in your business fire alarm system. Smoke and heat detectors are the first places to start. These devices can warn you quite early if a fire is beginning to smolder some place in your building.

Another smart thing to do is to install a fire sprinkler system in your office. It is true that fire and heat detectors are very useful, however, they can only tell you that a fire is in progress. They cannot do anything to halt the fire. But if you have a sprinkler system, it can begin to spray water on the fire. In some cases, this can possibly slow the fire down enough that it does less damage.

Security lighting is another part of making sure your business fire alarm system is complete. Many people may not think about it, but when a fire breaks out, the electricity could be cut off and the building would be in darkness. Having emergency lighting to cut on if the electricity goes out during a fire will help people escape the building more quickly.




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