Fire safety of any object is difficult to ensure without portable fire extinguishers. Such products are installed in offices, apartments, shops, in public and personal vehicles. Naturally, these devices must be fixed in a convenient and accessible place. An arm for a fire extinguisher is a special device designed not only for the proper storage of hand-held fire extinguishing means, but also for their quick use in case of fire.
Varieties of brackets
According to the purpose and location, the brackets-fasteners of fire extinguishers are divided into two main types:
- products intended for indoor installation;
- devices for fixing fire extinguishing means on vehicles.
Products for installation in rooms for various purposes are mainly floor and wall. Much less often you can find special devices for fixing to pipelines or round metal construction parts of buildings.
By their design and appearance, fire extinguishers, regardless of overall dimensions and filler (carbon dioxide, powder or air-foam mixture) are quite similar and have the shape of an elongated cylinder. Fasteners for their fixation are developed taking into account the weight and diameter of a particular model. The materials used to make such products are metal, durable plastic and rubber.
Requirements for the device and its location
All brackets for fire extinguishers (regardless of design features and purpose) must meet a number of general requirements:
- be strong and reliable;
- they must be so equipped that there is a possibility of quick extraction of the fire extinguisher;
- the bracket must withstand a load significantly exceeding the weight of the fixed product;
- fasteners must not cover the instructions for use;
- The mounting design should prevent the fire extinguisher from falling when the locking lock is opened.
Important! The location of the fire extinguisher bracket should be easily accessible. It is strictly forbidden to clutter up approaches to it.
Wall fixtures
To install inside the premises for various purposes, the most widely used are brackets for wall fire extinguishers. The main advantages of such products are:
- ease of installation;
- the possibility of location in the most accessible and well-viewed places, without creating unnecessary interference in the daily use of the room.
By design, such brackets for a fire extinguisher produce two main varieties:
- with a lower supporting bar (round or rectangular) and one or two metal, plastic or rubber fixing clamps;
- in the form of a double hook for attaching to the top of the fire extinguisher.
For fire extinguishing agents having a special metal mounting loop, a simple L-shaped bracket is used.
Car mounts
A specific type of device designed for attaching fire extinguishing means is an automobile fire extinguisher bracket. The main requirements for products of this category are:
- reliability of fixing a fire extinguisher in conditions of increased vibration;
- the presence of technological elements that facilitate mounting on any vehicle;
- arrangement of products with quick-release locking locks (metal or plastic).
Design features of fire extinguishers, designed specifically for vehicles, allow them to be mounted both horizontally and vertically. For cars, the most preferred location for the extinguishing agent is the lower part of the driver's or front passenger seat.
Important! Storage of a fire extinguisher in the trunk of a car significantly reduces the efficiency of its use. To activate the fire extinguishing device, you have to go around the vehicle, open the trunk and get a fire extinguisher. Such a waste of time is simply not permissible in an emergency.
Public transport usually has at least two devices, one of which should be near the driver, the other closer to the middle of the cabin.
Emergency Initial Actions
If you find a source of ignition (no matter where you are: in your apartment, office or production room), the first thing you need to do:
- Pull yourself together, calm down and not panic.
- Call 01 or 112 and give the exact address, outlining the situation briefly, and also press the alarm button if it is in your field of vision.
- If a small object is burning (for example, a garbage basket or a chair that is lit by a fallen cigarette), try to eliminate the fire with the help of a manual fire-fighting “assistant” (at home and at work you must always remember his location).
- If the attempt is unsuccessful, urgently take measures to safely evacuate relatives and people who need help (especially children and disabled people). Plans for such events are posted in all public places in prominent places.
Important! It is strictly forbidden to use elevators in such cases, as emergency services will, first of all, turn off the electricity for safe and effective fire extinguishing.