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<blockquote data-quote="Sussex Martin" data-source="post: 5002088" data-attributes="member: 393"><p>There is no law concerning farms and extinguishers, to be on the safe side do a risk assessment and then do what you can to mitigate that risk. remember the owner/manager is the responsible person and it is up to you to decide what is necessary as it is you who is culpable when things go wrong. If you believe you require extinguishers then get in touch with a local firm to assess what type and what quantity would be sufficient. Don't use the big nationals as their costs are higher which will reflect on the price. Extinguishers should be inspected every year, most have a five year life span, Co2 is ten years. As stated there is a new breed of extinguisher on the market that doesn't require an annual service and has a 10 year lifespan, pay your money and make your choice.</p><p>Don't just throw extinguishers away, I always recommend having a practice with them just to make yourself familiar with their use, you will be surprised how quickly they empty. It's not a lot of use having to read the instructions whilst a fire is consuming your favorite piece of kit.</p><p>I am really surprised that so many machines do not have extinguishers on them, I'm also surprised that Class don't put automatics on their combines. There is a lot of good inexpensive equipment out there that can assist in reducing the amount fire damage if you look for it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sussex Martin, post: 5002088, member: 393"] There is no law concerning farms and extinguishers, to be on the safe side do a risk assessment and then do what you can to mitigate that risk. remember the owner/manager is the responsible person and it is up to you to decide what is necessary as it is you who is culpable when things go wrong. If you believe you require extinguishers then get in touch with a local firm to assess what type and what quantity would be sufficient. Don't use the big nationals as their costs are higher which will reflect on the price. Extinguishers should be inspected every year, most have a five year life span, Co2 is ten years. As stated there is a new breed of extinguisher on the market that doesn't require an annual service and has a 10 year lifespan, pay your money and make your choice. Don't just throw extinguishers away, I always recommend having a practice with them just to make yourself familiar with their use, you will be surprised how quickly they empty. It's not a lot of use having to read the instructions whilst a fire is consuming your favorite piece of kit. I am really surprised that so many machines do not have extinguishers on them, I'm also surprised that Class don't put automatics on their combines. There is a lot of good inexpensive equipment out there that can assist in reducing the amount fire damage if you look for it. [/QUOTE]
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