When fire occurs it is not the time to wonder if your fire protection equipment will work properly. Fire protection must be well-planned and designed. There are three essential elements to a well-designed system you can have confidence in.

Many facilities experience a power outage at some point and of course there's the possibility of an emergency. Fully operational emergency lights and exit signs are critical to help guide your building occupants to safety. But functioning lights leading to a safe evacuation don't happen by accident. They require consistent testing and inspections to help keep them ready.

You may have fire extinguishers around your workplace, used to control or extinguish fires that are small or have just begun. But did you know that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) prohibits employees from using this tool unless they’ve had training?

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Act: “Where the employer has provided portable fire extinguishers for employee use in the workplace, the employer shall also provide an educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage firefighting.”