Fire Extinguisher: Inspection and Maintenance
6 min! Run Time
Employees
only
of Completion
What you'll learn
Skills covered in this course
Description
This course provides a comprehensive overview of fire extinguisher maintenance, including OSHA and NFPA requirements for inspections, servicing, and disposal. Participants will explore monthly visual inspections, annual certified inspections, hydrostatic testing, recharging protocols, and proper disposal methods to ensure extinguishers are functional and compliant with safety standards. Emphasis is placed on identifying potential issues, maintaining accurate records, and addressing environmental and safety concerns related to extinguisher maintenance and disposal. This training equips participants with the knowledge and skills to uphold workplace safety and regulatory compliance.
Course Objectives:
Perform monthly visual inspections to assess fire extinguisher accessibility, pressure levels, and physical condition.;Identify procedures for annual certified inspections, hydrostatic testing, and recharging to maintain compliance with safety standards.;Apply proper methods for the disposal or recycling of expired or damaged fire extinguishers to prevent environmental and safety hazards.
Duration: 6 min.
System Requirements
See System Requirements in the Coggno Knowledge Base
Author
Fire Extinguisher: Inspection and Maintenance
Frequently Asked Questions
The course reviews OSHA and NFPA requirements covering fire extinguisher inspections, servicing, and disposal, giving learners the full compliance picture in one place.
Monthly visual inspections assess an extinguisher's accessibility, pressure levels, and overall physical condition, catching problems long before an annual review would.
Annual third-party inspections go beyond the monthly check, adding hydrostatic testing and recharging protocols to keep every extinguisher fully functional and compliant.
It walks through proper disposal methods, including the environmental and safety concerns tied to retiring an extinguisher that can no longer be serviced.
Accurate records help identify recurring issues early and support ongoing compliance, so inspectors and safety staff can trace an extinguisher's full service history.
This course provides a comprehensive overview of fire extinguisher maintenance, including OSHA and NFPA requirements for inspections, servicing, and disposal. Participants will explore monthly visual inspections, annual certified inspections, hydrostatic testing, recharging protocols, and proper disposal methods to ensure extinguishers are functional and compliant with safety standards. Emphasis is placed on identifying potential issues, maintaining accurate records, and addressing environmental and safety concerns related to extinguisher maintenance and disposal. This training equips participants with the knowledge and skills to uphold workplace safety and regulatory compliance.
Course Objectives:
Perform monthly visual inspections to assess fire extinguisher accessibility, pressure levels, and physical condition.;Identify procedures for annual certified inspections, hydrostatic testing, and recharging to maintain compliance with safety standards.;Apply proper methods for the disposal or recycling of expired or damaged fire extinguishers to prevent environmental and safety hazards.
Duration: 6 min.