Service and maintenance of handheld firefighting equipment

Pursuant to § 3 of the Ordinance of the Minister of Interior and Administration of June 7, 2010 on fire protection of buildings, other structures and areas (Journal of Laws of 2010, No. 109, item 719), fire-fighting devices in the facility should be made in accordance with the design agreed by a fire protection expert, and the condition for their approval to use is carrying out appropriate tests and tests for a given device, confirming the correctness of their operation. Fire-fighting devices as well as portable and mobile fire extinguishers should be subjected to technical inspections and maintenance activities in accordance with the rules and in the manner specified in the Polish Standards for fire-fighting devices and fire extinguishers, in the technical and operational documentation and in the operating instructions prepared by their manufacturers. Technical inspections and maintenance activities should be carried out in the periods specified by the manufacturer, but not less frequently than once a year. The hoses which are the equipment of internal hydrants should be pressure tested once every 5 years for the maximum working pressure, in accordance with the Polish Standard for the maintenance of internal hydrants.