Sunday 3rd April: Change your smoke alarm.
It’s simple: change your clocks from daylight savings time, change your smoke alarm battery.
Fire protection is a BSE service offering, providing high level design and expertise. However, it’s incredibly important that we all take responsibility for the fire alarms in our homes and change the batteries on a yearly basis. Studies have shown that smoke is often not enough to wake a sleeping person up, meaning when they do wake up – it can often be too late, putting them and their loved ones in danger.
As we evolve further into incorporating more and more technology into our spaces, we come across further risk of fires from laptops, smart phones or even overloaded power boards.
NSW Fire & Rescue recommends the following as a guide to smoke alarm maintenance:
Once a month: test smoke alarm batteries by pressing and holding the test button for at least five seconds until you hear the beeps
Every 6 months: vacuum dust off your smoke alarm. Keeping your smoke alarm free of particles helps reduce false alarms and ensures smoke can easily reach the internal sensor
Every year: (this Sunday, preferably!) replace lead or alkaline batteries!
Every 10 years: replace all smoke alarms, or earlier if specified by the manufacturer
Put a reminder on your phone for Sunday 3rd April and change your smoke alarm batteries!
Source and for more info, visit: NSW Fire & Rescue, Smoke Alarm Maintenance Guide
