Everything You Should Know About Life Safety Inspections

Life Safety Inspections protect the residents’ safety in a building. The inspections look at building design, fire protection systems, and operational factors that provide security against fire, smoke, and general panic during emergencies. They systematically carry out preventative maintenance plans that ensure regulatory compliance and long-term building safety. The buildings should meet all the code requirements of NFPA 101 to pass the life safety inspections. 

Regular inspections of an organization/facility can have multiple benefits, such as lower maintenance costs, avoidance of fines and penalties for noncompliance, insurance discounts, and the ability to discover and remedy weaknesses. 

Undoubtedly, an essential purpose is to prevent the loss of human life and goods.

Routine inspections and complete preventative maintenance (PM) programs are the best ways to warn businesses and building owners to check and keep their fire and life safety systems updated and functioning. 

A professional fire protection company’s comprehensive inspection and preventative maintenance program will proactively locate the fire and life safety issues and resolve these failures before an emergency, ensuring all systems perform optimally. 

Each inspection and preventative maintenance program is customized to meet the specific needs of a business or property. There are also state-specific rules, so we can only provide a general overview of what a fire marshal or inspection business would look at. The following are the usual suspects who must pass inspection:

• Each fire prevention system in the institution is subjected to a physical inspection.

   

• Sprinkler systems, emergency lights, fire alarm systems, heat detectors, and other safety equipment are all parts of the safety system.

   

• Fire extinguishers, sprinkler heads, and other fire prevention devices are all safety devices.

   

• Building Safety Standards have the most variances from one location to the next. These safety standards could include how double doors in emergency route halls open, whether there is any clutter blocking access to smoke detectors or fire extinguishers, and various other factors.

   

• A full report identifies system issues and recommended measures to assure functionality and compliance.

   

• Any fire and life safety systems that are broken or exhibit symptoms of corrosion are serviced and repaired.

   

  After receiving the inspection report that details any NFPA 101 deficiencies the building may have, you will have to resolve these deficiencies by a specific deadline. Another inspection will ensure the facility complies with all fire and life safety requirements. 

  Compliance with these rules makes a building safer for its tenants, visitors, and owners.