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Secondly, since the proprietary software tracks the age, in-service date, manufacturer and complete incident history including usage and inspections, of each and every fire extinguisher you have easily accessible reports to demonstrate compliance with your local AHJ.
Third, because of the constant monitoring and instant notification, the likelihood of theft and vandalism are greatly reduced therefore dramatically augmenting your savings when other day-to-day issues are factored in such as clean up costs, extinguisher replacement, liability exposure, and risk of business interruption due to fire damage.
While investing in the safety of your people and property goes beyond a financial consideration, we recognize that every expenditure must be measured carefully. We invite you to examine the numbers.
We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can develop and implement a system that fits within your budget. We are confident that you’ll recognize that electronically monitoring your fire safety equipment is not only smart, it’s affordable. Contact our national sales manager to learn more.
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A 2009 survey by the Joint Commission an independent, non-profit organization that accredits health care organizations found that the number one challenge indicated in maintaining the environment of care was fire safety equipment maintenance.
Among the Joint Commission's requirements is the monthly physical maintenance and inspection of fire equipment. Monthly physical inspections can be costly, especially in time and labor required.
The good news is that like the NFPA and the ICC, the Joint Commission now recognizes en-Gauge's technology as an equivalent to the manual 30-day fire extinguisher inspections. Health care facilities that adopt en-Gauge can reduce risk, stay code compliant and potentially reduce the cost of extinguisher ownership by some 60% over 12 years.
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This latest incident of extinguisher theft brings the total to 20 stolen/missing fire extinguishers in the Town of Dickinson, ND.
A couple have been found discharged and strewn about town, but those that need to be replaced -- will cost $100 each.
The vandals in this case have yet to be caught.
There is an option to help prevent further vandalism -- electronic monitoring of fire extinguishers deters vandalism because the instant notification of removal means that authorities can respond quickly -- perhaps catching the bad guys in the act.
Electronic monitoring of fire extinguishers and annual inspections make schools safer.
Where there's smoke, there's fire. And that was the case at a Houston Hospital. Fortunately the fire was put out with an extinguisher before anyone was hurt. It's a good thing the extinguisher was acccessible and ready to use so that there was no significant damage or worse, loss of life.
en-Gauge strengthens partnerships
en-Gauge Inc in Rockland Ma. continues to grow and strengthen its partnerships throughout the fields of safety asset management. en-Gauge’s safety asset monitoring technology has three divisions; en-Gauge to monitor the condition of fire extinguishers, en-Vision that monitors the readiness of safety equipment and en-O2 which ensures the viability of a medical and industrial gases within healthcare and other occupancies.
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