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Fire Extinguishers are a huge part of our safety on our day to day operations. Almost everyone who has worked underground knows that Fire Extinguishers ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐ค๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ง ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐ค๐๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐๐ ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก.
So there are a couple facts that people don't know or haven't been taught the right way to inspect or how not to get violations from MSHA.:
1. A major one is the monthly punch tag on mobile equipment. I always rip them off when they are put on my equipment.
2.ย Do a pre-op on your equipment inspection so there is no need for a monthly tag on your equipment. This only gives MSHA a chance to site you for a punch tag!!!
Only stationary stations i.e. Fuel Bay's, M.P.C's, Refuge Chambers or any place that can cause a fire. Recently i've discovered that people don'tย know about the inspection certification tag on them.
3. It's simple, think of it like your car, It is good for only 12 months once it is certified by the company that inspects them. Sometimes they punch the 6 month mark, so you need to pay attention to that part of the sticker. Also if the inspector doesn't sign it then it's out of compliance.
4. If the sticker is not legible then it needs to be pulled out of service and replaced immediately.
5. Everyone should already know the basic inspections:
Check for any damages, the charge is within the green and the safety pin is secured.
6. Physically pickup the extinguisher and tip it up and down since the powder can pack to the bottom especially on mobileย equipment due to all of the vibration.
๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐๐ญ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ. ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ญ!!!
