Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993)

Guidance Notes

Pressure Equipment Regulations, 2009

Regulation 19 - Fire Extinguisher

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(1)No user shall use, require or permit the use of a fire extinguisher unless designed, constructed, filled, recharged, reconditioned, modified, repaired, inspected or tested in accordance with the relevant safety standard incorporated into these Regulations under section 44 of the Act.

 

(2)No person shall fill, recharge, recondition, modify, repair, inspect or test any fire extinguisher unless such person is an authorised person employed by a permit holder: Provided that a permit is issued by an organisation approved by the chief inspector.

 

(3)Applications for approval shall include proof of accreditation as prescribed in subregulations and shall include full contact details and address information.

 

(4)The chief inspector’s approval shall be subject to a valid accreditation certificate issued by the accreditation authority: Provided that the chief inspector may set additional requirements before granting approval.

 

 

Notes:

(a)Only an authorized person shall fill, recharge, recondition, modify, repair, inspect or test any fire extinguisher.
(b)The permit must be issued by an organisation approved by the chief inspector.
(c)High Pressure rechargeable containers which are used as CO₂ fire extinguishers, shall only be re-validated by an organisation which has been accredited to SANS 1825. Fire extinguisher test stations accredited to SANS1425 are not allowed to inspect or test high pressure re-chargeable CO₂ fire extinguishers.