Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993)Guidance NotesPressure Equipment Regulations, 2009Regulation 19 - Fire Extinguisher |
| (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. |