5 Reasons Why Every Workplace Needs a Fire Extinguisher Stand

When it comes to fire safety, the way fire extinguishers are stored can make all the difference. In line with BS 5306-8:2012 guidance, fire extinguishers should be kept off the floor and either wall-mounted or positioned on a suitable stand, helping to ensure they remain visible, accessible, and easy to locate along fire escape routes.

For workplaces where wall mounting is not practical, a fire extinguisher stand offers a simple and flexible alternative. Designed with busy environments in mind, solutions such as the Commander Fire Extinguisher Stand provide a durable, easy-to-position way to keep essential fire safety equipment protected and ready when needed. Here, we discuss the importance of fire extinguisher storage.

Why fire extinguisher storage matters

Storing extinguishers correctly helps ensure they are easy to access in an emergency, while also protecting them from knocks, dents, and everyday wear that could affect their condition over time.

Consistent fire extinguisher storage also helps reduce the likelihood of fire extinguishers being moved or misplaced. By keeping fire safety equipment clearly positioned throughout the workplace, businesses can help ensure fire extinguishers remain easy to locate along escape routes and within key risk areas.

Why should workplaces use fire extinguisher stands?

Here we discuss five reasons why you should use a fire extinguisher stand in the workplace.

1.      They provide consistent placement

Clear and correct placement ensures quick and reliable access in an emergency. They also aid fast response times, helping to ensure extinguishers remain visible along escape routes and in key risk areas where they are most likely to be needed. A uniform approach across a site helps maintain organised and reliable fire safety, ensuring equipment is always where staff expect it to be.

2.      They prevent wall damage

Fire extinguisher stands are free-standing, allowing you to avoid damage to walls. Whether you are placing them in rented or owned buildings, you can use fire extinguisher stands without worrying about expensive repair costs.

The damage-free nature of fire extinguisher stands makes them ideal for historic or listed buildings where you are unable to add fixings to the walls and interior aesthetics need protecting.

3.      They offer versatile placement

Fire extinguisher stands are available in single and double configurations, allowing organisations to provide the number and types of extinguishers identified through their fire risk assessment. This helps ensure the appropriate fire-fighting equipment is available for the specific hazards present, whether that requires additional extinguishers in higher-risk areas or a combination of extinguisher types to address different classes of fire.

Lightweight fire extinguisher stands can be easily transported, making it easier for organisations and facilities teams to deploy additional extinguisher points where recommended by a fire risk assessment, while supporting efficient storage and transportation across multiple sites.

4.      They are easy to identify

Fire extinguisher stands have larger dimensions than fire extinguishers, making them easier to spot. They are easily identifiable, removing any confusion or frantic searching for a fire extinguisher, especially during an emergency.

The consistency of using the same fire extinguisher stand across a business makes it easy for everyone to identify them, helping to reduce any confusion during a fire. As fire extinguisher stands are not fixed to walls, they can be relocated, when necessary, in accordance with Fire Risk Assessors (FRAs), supporting changes in layout or fire escape routes while maintaining visible fire safety equipment.

5.      They help maintain organised spaces

Compliant fire extinguisher storage contributes to organised and visually clear working environments. Fire extinguisher stands provide a clean space to store your fire extinguishers without offering additional room for unrelated items, helping to keep the area free from clutter. The Commander Fire Extinguisher stand ensures organised spaces, with a dedicated space for fire extinguisher ID signs, supporting clear identification of extinguisher types and the fire classes they are designed to tackle.

A practical solution for workplace fire extinguisher storage

Fire extinguisher storage doesn’t have to be complicated or time-consuming.

Discover Commander stands, available in both single and double options. They can also be easily combined to create triple or larger setups and ideal for covering high-risk areas where multiple extinguishers are required.

Explore the Commander Fire Extinguisher Stands at Lyreco Intersafe.