Hello all. I just wanted everyone to take a second to think about your preparations for a shop fire. I had a meeting with the denver fire department about shop safety and it was an eye opener for me. I thought I was prepared with several fire extinguishers in the shop. They had videos of several things being burnt up and I realized I was not prepared. As much dust as I produce and when I am cutting batches of shaftwood at a time it really piles up even with the dust collection going. Not to mention the dust collector it's self. Also when finishing a cue if it lights up it burns very rapidly and hot.
The biggest thing that scared me was they said the little fire extinguishers (like mine) that are A,B,C rated and have dry chemical in them will still hold pressure on the gauge but can have the chemical turn into a solid brick inside. When you need it, it could just blow the propellant out and no chemical. They said this can happen within 4 years. I checked mine and they range from 6-9 years old. I have several smaller ones all around the shop right now. I will be replacing all of them with larger commercial units. I also will shoot all of the old ones to see if they work still. I will get the commercial tags and have them serviced every year. I would rather spend a few hundred now and have a better chance at saving my shop if an emergency ever happens.
Please take a minute and think about if you are prepared. Chris Byrne.
The biggest thing that scared me was they said the little fire extinguishers (like mine) that are A,B,C rated and have dry chemical in them will still hold pressure on the gauge but can have the chemical turn into a solid brick inside. When you need it, it could just blow the propellant out and no chemical. They said this can happen within 4 years. I checked mine and they range from 6-9 years old. I have several smaller ones all around the shop right now. I will be replacing all of them with larger commercial units. I also will shoot all of the old ones to see if they work still. I will get the commercial tags and have them serviced every year. I would rather spend a few hundred now and have a better chance at saving my shop if an emergency ever happens.
Please take a minute and think about if you are prepared. Chris Byrne.
I know of atleast one situation in a retail store where the company came in and just replaced the sticker. What they didn't realize was a fire inspector was in there shopping at the time and watched them doing It to the FE's up on the showroom floor.