ADS Group supplies, services and certifies fire extinguishers, hose reels, fire blankets and suppression across Waterford city and county to I.S. 291. Extinguishers need an annual basic service by a competent person, with extended service and replacement at intervals set by type. In healthcare and production premises the medium has to suit both the hazard and the people in the room.
In a ward or a treatment area, discharging a CO2 extinguisher in a confined space with patients present brings its own risk. Media selection has to account for the people who cannot leave quickly, not only for the fire.
Where medical gases are stored or piped, the hazard and the correct response differ from a general area. Those rooms need cover and signage specified for that risk rather than inherited from the corridor layout.
Flammable liquids, electrical plant and metal swarf each need different media, and getting it wrong makes some fires worse. Cover follows the process, not an even spacing along the wall.
Full detail on the system types, the standards and the certification process is on the Fire Fighting Equipment page, and everything else we cover in the county is on the Waterford page.
An engineer assesses the site, reviews the existing system and its documentation, and returns a written scope of works.
