Australian Fire Hose Reel Regulations & Standards

Fire Hose Reel Australian Standards

The fire hose in your building should only be used as the first line of defence to stop a fire from growing. However, where the fire has already spread and is getting out of control, then the emergency services must be called to stop it.

Fire Hose Reel Australian Regulations

As with all fire safety equipment, there is an onus on those responsible for the property to have testing completed at regular intervals. According to AS1851, testing must be performed on specific fire hose reels every six months. Failure to comply with this requirement could compromise any claim that you may have, should the need arise.

Fire hose reel regulations may not be your immediate priority, which is why it makes sense to outsource maintenance, testing and scheduling of repeat tests to the professional team that works around you. At Jim’s Fire Safety, we help countless businesses fulfil their compliance requirements every month through our thorough testing, which is backed up by detailed reports and records.

When our technicians visit your premises, we will extensively check the fire hoses that you have in place. We look at everything from accessibility to signage and operating instructions. These key elements make it easy for those that may have to use the fire hose to find and use it with ease when time is of the essence.

We also consider the physical state of the fire hose – unlike a smoke alarking that keeps going off it may be harder to detect hose damage yourself. That’s why it helps to have us check everthing for you, if the parts such as the nozzle interlock, swing arm and unwind all work as expected, and we consider whether there is any leakage evident and that the flow of water meets the standards. Anchor points, hose guide and fittings, hazards or obstructions will also fall under our inspection. Finally, we record our approval of the viability of your equipment on the label.

We Help You Comply With Fire Hose Reel Standards

At Jim’s Fire Safety, we want each customer to benefit from our convenient service. Our free reminder service is ideal for those who have busy calendars and many more responsibilities to consider. We remind you when a test is due and work with you to schedule an appropriate time for our mobile team to drop out and check that everything is in fine working order.

So, if you want to make sure that you meet the prevailing fire hose reel Australian regulations give us a call to book a test, or chat with our friendly, helpful customer service team using the chat feature here on our site.
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In the event of a fire, it would be horrifying to discover your fire hose reels are not functional. This would be a disaster. To prevent this from happening, guidelines have been set by the Australian Government that seek to ensure that all fire safety equipment is functional and can be relied upon to provide relief in the event of an emergency.

The fire hose reel regulation that specifically deals with this is AS/NZS1221, in which it states that maintenance for fire hose reels must be carried out 6 monthly, to make sure that your reels perform to the expected standard during an emergency.

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