takodjer,Poorly Maintained Equipment Can lead to Fatalities
Sadly a fatality occurred in 2001, whilst an employee was using a hand held fire extinguisher to put out a small fire, when it suddenly exploded resulting in the individual's death due to flying debris. This was due to serious corrosion of the base of the extinguisher. In another incident in 2002, a man was blown 12 feet through the air by a fire extinguisher, which exploded in his hand.
http://www.newflame.co.uk/fire-extinguisher-safety.html
http://www.ofm.gov.on.ca/english/fire%2 ... /ansul.asp
Eksperiment:Maintenance
To operate safely and effectively, extinguishers should be subject to regular maintenance by a competent person and most countries in the world require this maintenance as part of fire safety legislation.
Lack of maintenance can lead to an extinguisher not discharging when required, or worse still, rupturing when pressurised. Deaths have occurred, even in recent times, from corroded extinguishers exploding.
http://en.allexperts.com/e/f/fi/fire_extinguisher.htm
http://fliiby.com/file/392542/vrf415kyln.html
