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Safety Inspection

Fire & Life Safety Inspection

Fire protection is entirely passive until the day it is needed, so the only evidence it works is inspection. A closed sprinkler control valve or a panel sitting in trouble can disable protection for an entire building without a single visible symptom.

Interval Monthly
Est. Duration 1.5 hrs
Steps 4
Applies To Facilities & Property Management

The Procedure

The steps ChatterFix schedules for this PM. Every step is a checkable item on the work order — a technician can speak their way through it without touching a keyboard.

  1. Verify alarm panel shows no trouble or supervisory signals
  2. Inspect extinguishers for charge, seal, and access
  3. Confirm sprinkler control valves are open and tagged
  4. Check that exits and egress routes are unobstructed

Why This PM Exists

Fire protection is entirely passive until the day it is needed, so the only evidence it works is inspection. A closed sprinkler control valve or a panel sitting in trouble can disable protection for an entire building without a single visible symptom.

What Skipping It Looks Like

Impaired protection nobody knows about, and citations that arrive whether or not anything actually failed — because in life safety, missing documentation is itself the violation.

Setting the interval

Monthly visual checks, with the detailed inspection, testing, and maintenance intervals set by NFPA 25 and your local fire code.

Equipment This Covers

Common Questions

How often should this PM run?
Monthly. Monthly visual checks, with the detailed inspection, testing, and maintenance intervals set by NFPA 25 and your local fire code.
How long does it take?
Budget about 1.5 hours for a technician working to the standard procedure. ChatterFix uses that estimate for capacity planning, then learns your plant's actual time from completed work orders.
What happens if we skip it?
Impaired protection nobody knows about, and citations that arrive whether or not anything actually failed — because in life safety, missing documentation is itself the violation.
Can I use this checklist in ChatterFix?
Yes — this exact procedure ships in the Facilities & Property Management industry pack. Pick your industry at signup and it is scheduled on the right assets automatically, with no configuration.

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Stop Retyping Your PM Library

This procedure — and every other PM for your industry — is already built into ChatterFix. Pick your industry and it lands on the right equipment, on the right interval, in about three minutes.