Fire Alarm Systems Iowa Commercial building design features such as large atriums, vast open areas and high ceilings can make traditional smoke and fire detection methods impractical, ineffective, or difficult to maintain and operate. As a top provider of fire alarm systems in Iowa, Getz Fire Equipment offers a wide variety of detection products that[...]
Fire doors prevent the spread of smoke, flames and toxic gasses, making them a crucial part of every building’s fire-protection system. To ensure that they do their job when needed most, fire doors and their components require routine inspection, maintenance and, when needed, replacement. Changing standards over the last several decades created a great deal[...]
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires that employers routinely inspect portable fire extinguishers to maintain the safety and security of employees and patrons. Noncompliance is not only expensive (OSHA fines often are high), but it can damage an employer’s reputation and put lives at risk. To keep you in compliance the experts at[...]
For workplace safety, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires routine inspection of all fire extinguishers. Annual and other involved inspections must be completed by a certified and licensed fire inspector from a fire protection equipment company. (We detail those requirements below.) Monthly inspections are different. Anyone on staff can complete these simple checks to[...]
Fire protection systems in buildings depend significantly on an important component: fire rated doors. These doors are highly consequential when it comes to keeping a potential conflagration at bay. In appearance, they can look like any other door, but function effectively to prevent the spread of fires from one area of a structure to another.[...]