TITLE:
FIRE EXTINGUISHER
DEFICIENCY 1: FIRE EXTINGUISHER PRESSURE GAUGE READS
OVER OR UNDER CHARGED
DEFICIENCY
CRITERIA:
Pressure gauge indicates that the fire extinguisher is over or under charged.
HEALTH
AND SAFETY DETERMINATION:
Life-Threatening
CORRECTION TIMEFRAME: 24 hours
HCV Pass / Fail Fail
HCV – CORRECTION TIMEFRAME: 24 hours
DEFICIENCY2: FIRE EXTINGUISHER SERVICE TAG IS
MISSING, ILLEGIBLE OR EXPIRED
DEFICIENCY CRITERIA: The date on the service tag of any fire
extinguisher has exceeded one year.
OR
The fire extinguisher tag is missing or
illegible.
OR
A non-chargeable or disposable fire
extinguisher is more than 12 years old (based on manufacture date).
HEALTH AND SAFETY DETERMINATION:
Life-Threatening
CORRECTION TIMEFRAME: 24 hours
HCV Pass / Fail Fail
HCV – CORRECTION TIMEFRAME: 24
hours
DEFICIENCY 3: FIRE EXTINGUISHER IS DAMAGED OR MISSING
DEFICIENCY
CRITERIA:
Fire extinguisher is damaged (i.e., visibly defective; impacts
functionality).
OR
Fire extinguisher is missing (i.e., evidence
of prior installation, but now not present or is incomplete)
HEALTH AND SAFETY DETERMINATION:
Life-Threatening
CORRECTION TIMEFRAME: 24 hours
HCV Pass / Fail Fail
HCV – CORRECTION TIMEFRAME: 24
hours
MORE INFORMATION:
Fire Extinguisher Standard
