- NFS 61-919
Standard NFS 61-919 covers extinguisher maintenance and procedures. Periodic checks according to extinguisher type :
Water | Powder | CO² | |
---|---|---|---|
Maintenance | 1 year | 1 year | 1 year |
Additional maintenance and load renewal | 5 and 15 years | 5 and 15 years | - |
Workshop overhaul and load renewal | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years old * |
Service life | 20 years | 20 years | unfixed |
(*: by an authorized body such as Eurofeu)
Maintenance must be carried out by a competent person. In addition to the device itself, the maintainer also checks that the environment has not changed, that the extinguisher still corresponds to the type of risk originally envisaged, and that it is correctly positioned.
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