Sprinkler Systems Inspections — Why They’re Important

February 21, 2019 By admin

Owning a multi-family residential building can be highly rewarding. You are able to provide homes to lots of people, enjoy a community, and earn a profit from the rental payments.

However, this business also comes with a level of responsibility with regards to the safety and security of the building and its occupants. One of the biggest safety risks to a multi-family residential building is fire, with so many people living in a building, carrying out regular day to day activities, such as cooking, using electrical appliances, and lighting candles. All of these are fire risks and as you know, it is important that, as the building owner, you have the correct fire safety system in place.

Equally as important, and sometimes forgotten about, is inspecting these fire safety systems. Today we are going to examine the importance of sprinkler system inspections.

Sprinkler systems are one of the most effective fire suppression techniques that you can have in a multi-family residential building. Sprinklers can release water or another fire suppressing chemical, depending on the type of fire that the area is most at risk for. They are usually the first defense used to suppress a fire, as they are set off automatically and reach the fire before firefighters can.

While sprinkler systems are extremely effective, this is only the case if you know your sprinkler system is working. That is why it is essential to have annual sprinkler systems inspections. Yes, your sprinkler system should work efficiently if it was installed by a professional fire safety team but, as always, when it comes to anything to do with fire, it is better to be safe than sorry.

Sprinkler systems inspections are quick and easy when carried out by a professional fire safety company. You can set up a regular sprinkler systems inspection service with the same company that installed your sprinkler system in the first place, to make things even easier.

This is an important task as a building owner, but one that is easily forgotten, so remember to book in sprinkler systems inspections for your building to fulfill your responsibilities as an owner.