This customizable document, Fire Extinguisher Check, is taken from MCN Healthcare’s Life Safety and Interim Life Safety Management Manual. For more than 20 years, MCN has been the health care industry’s leading provider of policy and procedure templates, forms, competencies and other compliance tools.

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	POLICY: The following procedures will be adhered to in connection with all portable fire extinguishers. PROCEDURE: Daily, inspect fire extinguisher locations for theft. Monthly and after any fire or fire drill inspect all fire extinguishers throughout the hospital. Pull pin and locking wire in place? All gauges in operable range? Contact service company for replacement. CO2 extinguishers weighed for verification of fullness. Replace those cylinders with a weight loss of 10% or more. Nozzles clean and unobstructed? Seals and inspection tags in place? Sign off tickets. Complete log. ...
Second excerpt:
	...for verification of fullness. Replace those cylinders with a weight loss of 10% or more. Nozzles clean and unobstructed? Seals and inspection tags in place? Sign off tickets. Complete log. All fire extinguishers will be clearly identified. There shall be routine annual maintenance on all fire extinguishers throughout the hospital. This shall be documented and provided to the Safety/Environment of Care Committee. SUBJECT: FIRE EXTINGUISHER CHECK REFERENCE #1042 PAGE: ...