What is fire safety equipment?

Fire safety equipment is an essential part of any businesses building in order to ensure the safety of everyone inside is maintained. As a building owner, manager or landlord you are responsible for ensure fire safety is maintained in the property whether it is an office or dwelling, meaning you must carry out a fire risk assessment. Part of your fire risk assessment involves ensuring you have the appropriate measures in place to make sure your building is fire safe but, what actually is fire safety equipment?

Fire safety equipment can come in many forms and are tools to help raise the alarm in the event of a fire or to store fire safety products - they can make the difference between life and death when it comes to raising the alarm and keeping everyone safe when there is an emergency.

The most obvious examples of fire safety equipment would be fire alarms and fire exit signs as they indicate once a fire has started and where everyone must evacuate. Lesser known items that are also classed as fire safety equipment however can often be overlooked but, are just as important.

A fire escape ladder is a great example of safety equipment that would be needed if a fire occurred anywhere above ground floor in a building. They can be easily hooked onto a window or opening allowing for anyone to escape from a building when all other inside exits are blocked. Holding a maximum weight of 150kg and dropping as far as 4.5 metres escape ladders are a really important item when considering fire safety.

Other products to consider include an emergency whistle or pump horn in order to raise the alarm once a fire starts as well as to marshal large crowds who have met at a safety point. A storage or grit bin is a great option when you need to store either fire sand or smaller fire safety products and a megaphone can be used for giving instructions to big groups of people in places such as museums and schools.

Browsing a wide range of fire safety equipment means that you can find the ideal products for you and your environment, whether you are in an office, at home, a factory or outside there are safety tools to help prepare you for any fire emergency.