Epic Fails

When one adaptor is not enough use two. NO NO NO please don’t do this. Its is not as unusual as one would think but is so wrong. The equipment being used was never type approved for use in New Zealand and as such it can not be guaranteed as safe.

With the pressure gauge being so bent it is not possible to still tell if this extinguisher is still under pressure. DON’T try to straighten it either. The gauge is directly connecter to the pressure cylinder and if it breaks off it will discharge the whole extinguisher in front and over you. (I know this from personal experience). The only option is to call your friendly CPM Testing professional to come and replace this unit and check your others extinguishers for possible faults..

Sometimes our clients provide assistants to help us on the job.

This was a new customer.  

All these fails extinguishers came from one site.  Unfortunately the previous service supply had “forgotten” this client for several years and this is the result 12 non compliant extinguishers.  They were lucky that had not had a fire as no one knows if any of these would have worked and wore still is trying to explain to your insurance provider about all the non compliant extinguishers. 

Some times it’s not about the fails, it’s the service we can bring to our customers when we supply new extinguishers, knowing that if required they will perform well.  ALL fire extinguishers that we provide come pre inspected and certified.

This power board was still in service when one of our team found it. How close to a fire can one get without being a fire?

Please please if you have a power board at your place of work unplug it now and bring it to your managers attention.

I would suggest showing them our website and recommend they give us an urgent call.

We have had to blank out the previous companies name for the obvious reasons. But the real question is how was a German battery charger that was made in China ever tested to New Zealand electrical standards??

The answer is it wasn’t, the label was “Just Stuck on”

ALL electrical items that connect to the main electrical supply must be checked and conform to the New Zealand electrical standards – Full Stop.

If you can see the internal working and put your finger in there it’s not a good sign! You can clearly see the internal wires and components. It was still in service at a education institution.

In the heat of the moment (sorry) this would be very hard to snap and make the extinguisher nest to useless.

Please only use the correct anti-tamper ties.

The ladder that can be seen in the foreground is fixed in place how one was ever to access the fire extinguisher in a panic is beyond belief. Needless to say the extinguisher is no longer there.

This welder was still in use when we found it. The customer said “But it’s still working”, I might have been working but was definitely unsafe.

This 3 phase lead was found in a buyers shop. It had already been repaired once as seen by the black tubing to the left but the blue insulation tape being used just to the right was so very very worn. That 415 volts in that cable with a fault current of 100’s of amps and a wee bit of “tape” just does not provide the protection for anyone!!

This electric jug was sitting on an electric hotplate, beside the obvious risk of electric shock its a miracle that a fire was not started.

We don’t know why it was made or several others also on site, but this power cable would be incredibly dangerous to anyone who came into contact with it.

The fact that it was at a school where young persons could come into contact with it just makes it worse.

Note on the first photo one can not see the cable within the plug. With this style of plug you MUST see the wires going around the strain relief pins as on the bottom photo or the plug has been incorrectly terminated, resulting no cable strain relief, potentially very dangerous!!

In the second photo photo one can now clearly see the wires around the strain relief pins.

Modifying plugs—such as filing the earth pin—can lead to dangerous situations, including electrical shocks, fire hazards, and violating safety standards.
According to safety regulations and standards such as AS/NZS 3195, it is illegal and hazardous to use or repair equipment with incompatible or substandard plugs. Welders require properly rated plugs to handle the high currents safely, and any unauthorised modifications pose serious risks and could lead to legal penalties or accidents.

Classic case of “Someone” who can now not be found ran over the extinguisher but forgot to tell the Boss