A Complete Guide to Fire Extinguisher Rental

Organisers of exhibitions, markets, school events, pop-up shops or renovation works in Hong Kong often hear that the venue already has fire equipment. Many later discover that their own activity area still needs additional approved extinguishers and certificates for the FSD, Food and Environmental Hygiene Department or venue operator. Prepared by Fire Station, Hong Kong fire extinguisher specialists, this practical guide covers temporary activity licences and fire requirements, responsibilities, quantity estimates, positioning on floor plans, timelines, documents and common mistakes. For the service itself, visit our fire extinguisher rental page.

Contents

1. Why should fire extinguishers be handled carefully for short-term activities?
2. License plates and fire-fighting requirements: temporary public entertainment sites, temporary food manufacturing plants, site not earmarked
3. Division of responsibilities: site, host, exhibitor, contractor
4. Three of the most common misconceptions.
5. Specific needs for marginal activities? Risk by type
6. How many are the rents?
7. What kind of rent?
8. Plane Placer Principle
9. From the application to the end of the event: schedule
10. List of documents: prepared for receipt
11. Shows, events, dismantlings: what to do on the ground
12. Rented?
13. 8 common errors
14. Common problems FAQ

I. Why should fire extinguishers be handled carefully in short-term activities?

Fire protection requirements are usually relatively strict, regardless of the marriage fair, the food fair, the book fair, and the annual night fair, which involve public gatherings.

• The campus system protects the building, not your booth: the gallery's throats, flowers, alarms are designed for the building as a whole, but the risks are different for each booth: cooking demonstration, electrical displays, lighting equipment, charging batteries.
• Temporary build-up materials are flammable: tents, curtains, wood structures, foams, temporary wires, fire spread fast.
• There is a concentration of people and a limited number of exits: for dozens of seconds of the initial fire alarm, the personnel on the ground need the tools to handle the fire and assist with evacuation.
• Legal and contractual liability: licensing conditions, site contracts, hosting manuals, insurance terms are mostly written.

Therefore, even if infrastructure is available at the site, it is the responsibility of the host and the exhibitor to ensure that proper fire extinguishers are approved by the fire department within their area of operation.

II. Licences and fire-fighting requirements: temporary public entertainment sites, temporary food manufacturing plants, non-earmarked sites

The different types of temporary activities in Hong Kong involve different licence plates, and the Fire Services Department conducts risk assessments and issues fire safety regulations for each application. The actual requirements are based on the documents issued by the Fire Department regarding your activities, as follows:

The Fire Services Department has uploaded the general fire safety regulations for temporary public entertainment sites on its website, but details are issued depending on the site assessment. So the most important thing is to rent them according to the type, specification and number of documents listed by the Fire Hong Kong Fire Safety Regulations: Common Myths.

Division of responsibilities: site, host, exhibitor, contractor

When entering into a space contract and an exhibition contract, it is clear that the side is in charge of the side and documents are written down.

IV. Three of the most common misconceptions

Misunderstanding one: "The assembly is responsible for fire, I'm responsible for the stand."

A number of exhibition booklets clearly state that individual booths, such as those involving cooking demonstrations, on-site processing, displaying chargers or other high-risk activities, must be provided with fire extinguishers and supporting documents, as required.

Misunderstanding two: "Segregated booths have fire extinguishers, and then you have to borrow them."

The fire starts in seconds. You may not be safe at the moment of the incident, and the other party may be busy with evacuations.

Misunderstanding three: "There are flowers in the yard and the fire will go off automatically."

The flowering system reaches temperature and is activated on a case-by-case basis with the aim of controlling the fire, rather than immediately extinguishing the fire in the booth. In the initial few dozen seconds, the fire extinguisher will still have to be on hand. Common Fire Safety Equipment in Hong Kong Buildings.

V. Special needs for marginal activities? Risk by type

VI. Estimated number of rents?

The Fire Services Department will specify the type, specification and quantity.

Reference to legal thinking: Chapter 502 requires a minimum of one hand-held fire extinguisher per 100 m2 for the establishment of a commercial location; The general requirement of the Fire Services Department for room feeding is 9 litres of water or 5 kilograms of dry powder per 100 m2. Temporary activities, although not directly applied, may serve as a reference threshold for "density " .

VII. What type of rent?

If the Fire Services Department document specifies specific specifications (e.g. 4.5 kg CO2, 9 litres of water), the document is submitted to the supplier for the required A Complete Guide to Fire Extinguishers in Hong Kong.

VIII. PLACE POSITION PRINCIPLES

The temporary site does not have a fixed hanger and the placement is planned in advance on the plan:

1. First-line exit and access: the Fire Services Department provides for adequate access, and fire extinguishers are not allowed to block access.
2. Marked risk level: Cooking stand, generator, distribution box, sound light console, stage, storage area.
3. The corresponding type is placed next to each risk position: cooking with fire blankets and dry powder, electrical with CO2.
4. Each entry and exit is one: the person to whom you're being asked can turn back to the exit.
5. Filling the gap: make sure that any booth will move quickly to the nearest one.
6. When the eyes are solid: put the poles, the tent poles, the corner of the stalls, use the racks, not the bottom or behind the container.
7. A sticker with instructions: multi-person activity, with arrows on top of the column.
8. Print the location on the staff plan: give it once in the briefing.

The same applies to the principles of the Labour Department: easy to access, free from Fire Extinguisher Rental in Hong Kong.

IX. From application of licence plates to completion of activities: schedule

List of documents: reports to be received

You'll have to prepare the supplier.

• Name of activity, nature, date (including display and dismantling)
• Site address, plan, area, number of booths
• Fire safety provisions of the Fire Services Department, site code, hosting manual (if any)
• List of high-risk locations: cooking, generators, lights, batteries, firework
• Time of delivery and recovery, location of landing, security registration arrangements

You're gonna take it from the supplier.

• FS251 Fire protection plant and equipment certificate ( issued by a level-III fire operator)
• Rented list: type, capacity, quantity per fire extinguisher
• The fire extinguisher has a valid check tag and the fire department approves it.
• Lease or quotation (including loss clause)

You're going to collect it from the exhibitors.

• A copy of the self-serving fire extinguisher certificate
• Portable material flame retardation certificate (as required by site)
• Temporary food manufacturing license plate for the food stand

XI. PRESENTATION, DIRECTION, DESTRUCTION: THINGS TO BE TAKEN ON THE GROUND

The show day.

• The number of deliveries was reconciled with the type of order.
• Put it on a plane, set it up on a shelf, and put a sticker on the map.
• A short demonstration is arranged: "Drive needles, aim, buttons, sweep" and do not leave at any moment. According to the Fire Services Department guidelines, a tutor of the physical demonstration should have the qualifications of a fire safety ambassador, a third-level contractor or a fire experience.
• Welding, cutting and 5 kg dry powder at the side of the process during construction.

Duration of activities

• The person is assigned to patrol every day before opening: number, location, whether the goods are blocked in front or not, and the seal of the pin is complete.
• Fire extinguishers should not be used for roofs, bags or decorations.
• The supplier was immediately notified of the replacement using or damaging.
• The passages are kept open and fire blankets for cooking stalls can be pulled out at any time.

Day of Disassemble

• Fire extinguishers will remain in place during the breakout and removal phases.
• An inventory of quantities, whether used or not, is to be separated.
• Hand over to the supplier for recycling at the agreed time.

Details of staff training arrangements Fire Extinguisher & Staff Fire Safety Training; details of fire alarm hour determinations are provided Small-Fire Response: Extinguish or Evacuate?.

Twelve. Rented?

Long-term fixed premises Fire Extinguishers & Fire Safety Products; the host of the same event each year may enter into annual lease arrangements with the supplier.

Thirteen, eight common mistakes

1. If you think there's a system in place, you'll need to get your license plates and a manual to cover your activities.
2. It's too late to look for a supplier: there's a shortage of goods in the season, there's no certificate on the show.
3. Holds a card with a household canopy: the fire department file indicates 9 litres of water and 4.5 kg of CO2 to follow.
4. There are no blankets for cooking booth s: cooking oil boilers are not allowed to use water, and dry powder shoots at close range will raise heat oil.
5. The fire extinguisher was put on the bottom or behind the container: something could not be found.
6. No one knows how to use it: the staff member did not have a briefing with the vendor.
7. Used: The stall owner sprayed a fire extinguisher without any trouble, and the site was destroyed.
8. Collection of fire extinguishers at exhibition: Disassembly fire and handling remain at risk.

XIV. Common issues FAQ

Must Exhibitors Provide Extinguishers if the Venue Already Has Fire Equipment?

Most will. The central system of the premises (throws, flowers, alarms) is protected by buildings, while fire safety regulations for temporary public entertainment sites will require the proportional placement of portable fire-fighting equipment within the range of activities; The host will normally then request and present a certificate in the booths dealing with cooking, electrical, light or charging batteries.

What's the license plate for the event? What's the fire code?

Public exhibitions, performances, carnivals, fairs are usually required to obtain temporary public entertainment license plates from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and fire department officers are assigned to conduct field inspections and risk assessments. Fire safety regulations are issued, and common requirements include the proportional placement of 9 litres of water equal to 4.5 kg of carbon dioxide extinguishers, open passages, only electric lamps, no fire exposures on the site, and decorative material meeting BS 476 level 1 or 2. The temporary stand for the sale of food is subject to a licence for a temporary food manufacturing plant and is valid for a period not exceeding seven days.

How many fire extinguishers are to be rented for the operation?

Subject to the rules issued by the Fire Department regarding your activities. In the absence of documentation, estimates are usually based on the area of the site, the number of booths and the risk level: one dry meal per cooking stand or CO2 plus fire-fighting blankets. The general booths consist of two to three dry powders, generators, acoustic lighting areas plus CO2, one each adjacent to the exit. The provision of plans could be recommended free of charge by the supplier.

Is the rented fire extinguisher certified?

The leased fire extinguisher should be the approved product of the Fire Services Department, with an approved marking and valid inspection label, and a certificate of FS251 fire protection devices and equipment issued by a level III fire operator for inspection by the Fire Services Department, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations or the site.

Where should fire extinguishers be placed?

The entrance and exit are connected to the corridor, on both sides of the stage, each cooking stand, next to the generator's distribution box, near the sound light console.

How early should we arrange the rent?

It is recommended that the vendor be contacted during the licensing phase and that the quantity be confirmed as soon as the Fire Services Department requirements are received; that the general event be subject to a minimum of one week's pre-arrangement and two to three weeks' advance notice of the annual snacks, large exhibitions, etc.

What's the point of using or missing fire extinguishers during the campaign?

The supplier has been given prompt notice to arrange the replacement to ensure that the site continues to meet the requirements; used fire extinguishers have been filled by the vendor. Lost or damaged are processed under the lease agreement and it is recommended that the designated person visit the site on a daily basis in the same quantity during the activity.

Can you rent fire extinguishers for the renovation?

The Department of Labour's Fire Protection Guidelines require workplaces to provide suitable fire extinguishers and to place them in easy-to-use locations; fire extinguishers should be located near firework processes such as welding and cutting.

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