DIY Planned Maintenance

[Galeon]

I know the credit crunch is with us , had a call yesterday from a company that wanted training on how to do periodic testing of fire systems . Wait for it they were 'an end user' and decided to try and cut costs by doing their own maintenance.

I asked them would the M.D be able to service his BMW to the required manufacturer's standards , they said no , so end of conversation .

Anyone else had similar conversations.

Please note this idea is not worth taking to the Den , although I smelt a pound even I have to draw the line sometimes. 

[Thomas Brookes]

A friend of mine with a  fire protection company in the midlands has just lost 10 large sites because their equipment (fire extinguishers) is going to be maintainthem in house.
No official training, aparently he had seen the engineers doing the job and more worrying no tools either.

[AnthonyB]

Well they'll fall short on the 'competent persons' requirements of legislation then!

Although watching some engineers extinguisher maintenance does look easy and require no tools......

[Clevelandfire 3]

Be ok if they put their own people through the relevant training and qualifications though

[AnthonyB]

Of course - I've seen some very good in house service teams.

Although I've also seen some very bad ones too....

[nim]

A friend of mine with a  fire protection company in the midlands has just lost 10 large sites because their equipment (fire extinguishers) is going to be maintainthem in house.
No official training, aparently he had seen the engineers doing the job and more worrying no tools either.

Recently given a large contract by an electrical contractor who attended site for the first job to show us procedures and how to log in. This was the guy who maintained the extinguishers previously.

Did a Gauge Test and he asked what does that do?

Opened a cartridge operated Water Extinguisher up and he said he had never seen the inside before and never weighed a cartridge before.

[AnthonyB]

I despair

Just had a client bin a contractor for similar stuff - kit had an '09 service, but still had 2007 gauge dots on - big give away!

Also had spun yarns about extinguishers to get to sell replacements.

I now give all client's a 'servicing 101' document to check what their service firm tell them against - it contains several of the most popular myths and servicing shortcuts.