The British Standard for fire extinguishers, BS 5306-3 (Clause 6 - Table 1), states the maintenance intervals for each type of fire extinguisher.

“It is the duty of the responsible person to ensure that extinguishers are maintained regularly by a competent person. Portable fire extinguishers are regarded as “life safety equipment” and a planned system of maintenance is intended to ensure that the equipment is:

• in an efficient working state (safe);
• in working order (reliable);
• in good repair (efficient);
• suitable for the hazard (fit for purpose).”

- BS 5306-3 (6 Maintenance intervals - Commentary on Clause 6)

BS 5306-3 also states that “visual inspections should be carried out [by the Responsible Person] at least once a month. When circumstances require, inspections should be carried out more frequently.” - Clause 11.2 Instructions for visual inspection.

Your fire extinguisher service provider will be able to advise further using BS 5306-3 for reference.

All BAFE SP101 Registered Companies and employed fire extinguisher technicians follow set criteria which observes best practice as laid out in British Standard BS 5306 parts 3, 8 and 9.

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