As a Facility Manager, keeping your property, employees, and occupants safe in the event of fire is number one on your list. A close second would be doing so easily and economically. Maintaining your Fire Alarm System(s) would be the place to start. After all, it offers the early warning people need to vacate the premises and alerts the fire department to an emergency. Besides that, there are a number of other reasons you'll want to have them inspected annually, like:
Codes Require It
All Fire Alarm systems are required by law to be inspected at least once a year. The annual inspection includes a full battery of fire panel tests as well as tests on smoke detectors, duct detectors, horns, strobes, chimes, etc. National Fire and Life Safety Providers typically perform these services in a way that minimizes disruption to your business.
Insurance Requires It
If there is a fire at your business, your insurance company will ask you if you are up to date on your yearly fire inspections and tests. If you are unable to provide evidence of these inspections and tests, your claim may be denied. A good National Fire and Life Safety Provider will record and keep all these inspection and testing records, which you can easily access anytime.
Saves Lives and Property
A Fire Alarm system needs to be correctly maintained and monitored to perform its function and safeguard the lives of your staff, occupants, and customers. Many Fire Alarm malfunctions can only be identified with a comprehensive Fire Alarm System test. Ignoring your Fire Alarm equipment can put lives at risk, and you don’t want that responsibility. Can you imagine the revenue loss your business would experience if you had to close for six months? Preventing a fire before it’s too late not only saves lives but also reduces the damage to your property. National Fire and Life Safety Providers help keep your Fire Alarm system operating, which keeps your business running and making money.
Having your Fire Alarm System inspected and tested by a National Fire and Life Safety Provider makes sense. It can save you and your business from financial and physical ruin, not to mention the lives and livelihoods of the people who work in, occupy, or visit your building.
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